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External fixation for the treatment of orthopedic and trauma patients is a technically demanding procedure. Consequently, the type of transosseous element (K-wires, S-screws, half-pins), their levels and crossing positions, the levels of the external supports of the fixator, and the biomechanical relationship between the supports must be strictly controlled and standardized.
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Solomin, L.N. (2012). Method of Unified Designation of External Fixation (MUDEF). In: Solomin, L. (eds) The Basic Principles of External Skeletal Fixation Using the Ilizarov and Other Devices. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2619-3_4
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