Good morning all, today we are going to take a crash course in the world of orthopedic surgery. The following videos are used to illustrate a procedure called and ORIF – Open Reduction Internal Fixation which is a method that orthopedic surgeons use to surgically repair a broken bone normally using plates or screws or an IM (intramedullary) rod to stabilize the bone while the osteoblasts heal the fractures.
SO, gather up your carpentry tools and get a coffee, you will want to dispense with the jelly filled donut, and lets internally fix some bones.
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The bone healing process after a fracture:
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ORIF Distal Radius Procedure training video for Volar Plating. “Distal radius fractures are very common. In fact, the radius is the most commonly broken bone in the arm. The break usually happens when a fall causes someone to land on their outstretched hands. It can also happen in a car accident, a bike accident, a skiing accident, and similar situations.”
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This is a time shifted ORIF of an acetabular fracture, in this case the head of the femur has broken away from the rest of the bone.
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ORIF of the great toe after a lawnmower accident.
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Yinz can thank Calo for this topic.
