An external pelvic fixator is a surgical procedure that stabilizes a broken hip or pelvic bone. A surgeon will use small screws, pins, and carbon fiber bars to stabilize the fracture. Doctors may use ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has announced a final order to classify the screw sleeve bone fixation device into class II with special ...

Researchers have developed a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture stabilizer for broken bones to help in regions where such devices are expensive or in short supply and people sometimes resort to homemade ...

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith will continue to wear an external fixator to secure the broken bones in his right leg for another month after suffering a serious injury in November.

Alex Smith had his surgically implanted external fixator removed Monday, eight months after the 35-year-old Washington Redskins quarterback suffered a horrific leg injury against the Houston Texans.