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The first external fixator was described by the American J. Emsberry, in 1831. In 1843, the French physician Malgaigne introduced a device for treating fractures of the patella and olecranon (Fig. 1.1). It resembled a clamp and was known as the Malgaigne fixator.
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Solomin, L.N., Green, S.A. (2012). General and Special Aspects of External Fixation. 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_1
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