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Overview of implants in human orthopaedics

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S.C. Spence

In: ECVS - Annual Scientific Meeting - Scotland, 2017 by European College of Veterinary Surgeons
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JUL 13, 2017
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Implants are used in a wide variety of forms in human orthopaedic surgery from a single screw to the patient specific implant.

This presentation will give a brief overview of the implants we commonly use in the trauma setting from their design to the materials they are made from as well as the decision making process when selecting the correct implant for a patient.

Broadly I will cover screws, plate properties and variations, intramedullary nails and external fixators.

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Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

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