What is Fixator?

In medicine, a fixator is a device that provides support and stability of a particular part of the body when it is in motion. Fixators can be either internal or external. Internal fixation uses screws and other small equipment to support medicinal bones. The external fixator is a device used to provide stability and support broken bones. They are used in cases where the cast does not provide sufficient support when bones heal. Many muscles in the body can act as fixators and prevent unnecessary muscle movement when other parts of the body move. For example, when someone performs bicepian curls, the bicepus muscle is the main driver who regulates the action, while the back, abdominal, shoulder and wrist muscles act as fixators, supports the body during movement. Internal or external bone fixation is used as a treatment of complicated fractures that cannot heal by cast. These devices are mounted during surgery that before applying an external oron the internal fixator introduces broken bones on site.

Internal bone fixation is performed by means of a open reducing internal fixation. Severe fractures may require the use of intermediate rods, long thin metal bars that are inserted into a long bone such as tibia or femur. The genus helps to promote healing by sharing the bone load when they heal.

External bone fixation tends to be used as a temporary fracture treatment or can be used in cases where internal fixation fixing. In order to fit into an external fixator device, the holes are first drilled into the undamaged bone surrounding the location of the fracture. The metal pins are inserted into the holes and the external fixation device is then mounted on the pins and modified to provide the necessary support for broken bones. Most fixation devices are placed outside the body, with afterThe metal pins come into contact with the bone.

The location of both types of the fixator is performed by an orthopedic surgeon, with a patient under a general anesthetic. Internal fixators, especially intermediate bars, are often left permanently to provide bone support that could be weakened by a fracture. The outer fixators are removed as soon as the bones complete the healing; Depending on the severity of the fracture, this will take at least six weeks and it may take up to several months.