Soldiers and local nationals often suffer extremity injuries in combat zones, but the United States military has up until recently barely made use of external fixators for these injuries. New ...

Using a hinged external fixator improves postoperative function in patients treated for high-energy tibial plateau fractures, a prospective study shows. “The Compass Knee Hinge (Smith & Nephew) ...

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 ...

The global external fixators market is expected to exceed US$ 1.7 billion by 2022. The market is expected to reach US$ 2.7 billion by 2028, growing at a healthy 8.1% CAGR. The External Fixators market ...

Researchers at Imperial College have developed an external fixator, a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture stabiliser for broken bones to help in regions where such devices are expensive or scarce. The ...

Engineer Enes Baralić, co-creator of the Sarafix medical fixator used during the siege of Sarajevo, has died at the age of 84.

Alex Smith said last month that he expected to be able to stop wearing an external fixator on his right leg in July and the Washington quarterback’s hope has been realized. Smith had been wearing the ...