Abstract
The Model 30.000 External Fixator (Fig. 18.1) was the original distal radius fixator designed by Professor De Bastiani. The unilateral design was a significant improvement over the designs of Hoffman (1936) in Europe, and Parkhill (1894) and Anderson (1934) in the United States. This chapter describes its use in a head-injured patient, in whom the use of more modern fixators would have probably resulted in breakage of the fixator.
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Frykman GK: ‘A Biomechanical Comparison of External Fixators’. in: Nelson, DL, Chairman, Second International Complex Distal Radius Fractures Course, May 12–14, 1994; San Francisco, California.
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Nelson, D.L. (2000). The Orthofix Small (30.000) Fixator in 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_18
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