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Internal fixation
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<p>Internal fixation is an <a href="/facts/Surgery/fG8tWf5Y">operation</a> in <a href="/facts/Orthopedics/ahXDk3gD">orthopedics</a> that involves the surgical implementation of <a href="/facts/Implant_(medicine)/3PKvy4I2">implants</a> for the purpose of repairing a <a href="/facts/Bone/kwJaR6IQ">bone</a>, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century and was made applicable for routine treatment in the mid-twentieth century. An internal fixator may be made of <a href="/facts/Surgical_stainless_steel/Nz9IJeJD">stainless steel</a>, <a href="/facts/Titanium_alloy/cMFhSKSL">titanium alloy</a>, or <a href="/facts/Cobalt-chrome/k0jkxBys">cobalt-chrome</a> alloy. </p><p>Types of internal fixators include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Orthopedic_plates/cTdKhU62">Plate and screws</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kirschner_wire/XdPNdEva">Kirschner wires</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Intramedullary_rod/9PsGhAgn">Intramedullary nails</a></li></ul>