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Orthopaedic trauma implants and fixation systems have evolved over the years. In this process, some have performed well while others did not. We look at the implants which are less used in this chapter. Performance of an implant depends on various factors, and we look at these factors and list those implants which did not perform as expected with the possible reasons. We briefly go through the evolution of fixation systems like plating, nailing, and external fixators to understand some critical concepts and the reasons for less usage of certain implants.

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  1. Sri Dhaatri Orthopaedic, Maternity & Gynaecology Center, Vijayawada, India

    Srinivas B. S. Kambhampati

  2. MIOT, Chennai, India

    R. Senthilvelan

  3. Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India

    Mounika N. S. Chodavarapu

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  1. NH Narayana Superspeciality and Multispeciality Hospitals, Howrah, West Bengal, India

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  2. Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Peter Biberthaler

  3. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

    Saseendar Shanmugasundaram

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospitals, Jalpaiguri, India

    Ananda Kisor Pal

  2. Department of Orthopedics, IPGMER and SSKM Medical College, Kolkata, India

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Kambhampati, S.B.S., Senthilvelan, R., Chodavarapu, M.N.S. (2023). Less Used Orthopaedic Implants. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7540-0_37

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