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Principles of Fixation

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The operating room is the orthopaedic surgeon’s carpenter workshop—not to minimize the importance of the job. This psychomotor specialty requires three-dimensional awareness and technical skills, along with an understanding of biology and bone healing. This chapter reviews some of the carpentry skills required to attain the objective.

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  1. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Attending Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    W. Andrew Eglseder Jr. MD (Professor of Orthopaedics)

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Eglseder, W.A. (2018). Principles of Fixation. In: Atlas of Upper Extremity Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66857-4_3

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