Publish Time: 2025-12-31 Origin: Site
Key Points of Ring External Fixation Operation and Care
1. Purpose and Indications
Ring external fixation involves passing steel pins through the bones and connecting them to an external circular frame to provide stable, adjustable three-dimensional fixation for fractures or deformities. It is mainly indicated for:
- Severe open fractures with soft tissue injury
- Infected nonunion of bones
- Correction of limb deformities (such as Ilizarov technique)
- Limb lengthening
- Joint fusion