An external pelvic fixator is a surgical procedure that stabilizes a broken hip or pelvic bone. A surgeon will use small screws, pins, and carbon fiber bars to stabilize the fracture. Doctors may use ...

A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...

Researchers have developed a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture stabilizer for broken bones to help in regions where such devices are expensive or in short supply and people sometimes resort to homemade ...