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treatment > surgery > internal fixation

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internal fixation  

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  • Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century and was made applicable for routine treatment in the mid-twentieth century.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-RR8KBJT4-4

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