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The RadioLucent wrist fixator (Fig. 17.1) represents a new generation of fixator, based on principles of ergonomics, that is, it was designed primarily with the patient in mind. For this purpose it needed to be low profile, both in height and length, to enable it to pass through the sleeve of a shirt or blouse easily, without the pins or fixator catching on the fabric. It had to be lightweight, since even a small weight at the end of the arm is experienced as heavy by the patient, and it needed to be both rugged and corrosion-resistant, to correspond with current trends in pin site care, which tend to favour patients showering with their fixators in situ.
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Nelson, D.L. (2000). The RadioLucent Wrist Fixator for Distal Radius Fractures. In: De Bastiani, G., Apley, A.G., Goldberg, A. (eds) Orthofix External Fixation in Trauma and Orthopaedics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0691-3_17
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