=====Elements of Fracture Fixation=====

====Lexicon ====
  - force
  - types and effect of loading 
  - loading modes 
  - useful definitions

====Metals====
  - metal working methods and their effects
  - fabrication
  - corrosion
  - standards
  - metals used
  - clinical relevance
  
====Bone screws====
  - Anatomy : head, shaft, thread (Y vs buttress), tip, run off
  - Types: cancellous (wood), cortical (metal)
  - screw insertion: bit, sleeve, tap, countersink
  - holding power 
  - clinical considerations, lag screw, spiral fracture
  
====Bone plates====
  - Introduction
  - classification: neutralization vs compression
  - general principles
  - additional principles
  - plate removal
  - regional considerations
  
====Intramedullary nailing====
  - principle of splintage
  - bone response
  - design
  - closed vs open
  - reaming
  - regional
  
====Hip fixation====
  - Anatomy and forces
  - fixation types
  - hip fracture and open
  - regional
  
====Wires, cable and pins====
  - wire
  - tension band
  - cerclage
  - cable system
  - pins

====External fixators====
  - classification
  - instrumentation
  - frames
  - mechanical properties
  - healing fractures
  - frame construction
  - infection and pin loosening
  - regional considerations
  
====Osteoporosis and fracture fixation

====Source====

Thakur, A.J., 2015. Elements of Fracture Fixation.

====Meta====

  - Created 2017-03-06