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#REDIRECT [[Internal fixation]]
[[File:Claviculafraktur lateral 6mo platte.jpg|thumb|Clavicular fracture, 6 months after osteosynthesis with plate and screw fixation.]]
[[File:K-Fuss-z2.jpg|thumb|Tibia fracture, osteosynthesis with an intramedullary locking nail.]]
[[File:Radius-epiphysiolyse02.jpg|thumb|Radius-epiphysiolysis, osteosynthesis with K-wires]]
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'''Osteosynthesis''' is the [[Reduction (orthopedic surgery)|reduction]] and [[internal fixation]] of a [[bone fracture]] with implantable devices that are usually made of metal. It is a surgical procedure with an open or per cutaneous approach to the fractured bone. Osteosynthesis aims to bring the fractured bone ends together and immobilize the fracture site while healing takes place. In a fracture that is rigidly immobilized the fracture heals by the process of [[intramembranous ossification]].
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The [[Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen]] is a major organisation dealing with issues of osteosynthesis.
'''''OsteoSynthesis'' – The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Online Discussion Forum''' [https://osteosynthesisthejotonlinediscussionforum.wordpress.com/] is a public website for the medical community to connect and discuss peer-reviewed articles and key issues affecting orthopaedic trauma surgery. This field involves the medical care of people with injuries to the musculoskeletal system including fractures. The discussions include multiple other issues and related areas of interest in healthcare.
== References ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=WEzRr4bM05gC AO principles of fracture management. Thomas P. Rüedi, Richard E. Buckley, Christopher G. Moran. 2. edition. Thieme 2007]
T. Schlich (2002) Surgery, Science and Industry. A Revolution in Fracture Care, 1950s-1990s (Houndsmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave)
[[Category:Orthopedic surgical procedures]]
[[Category:Osteology]]
[[Category:Traumatology]]
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'''''OsteoSynthesis'' – The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Online Discussion Forum''' [https://osteosynthesisthejotonlinediscussionforum.wordpress.com/]
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