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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Purpose Of External Fixator

Premium Questions

Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

I have to have surgery for a fractured wrist and my Dr is putting an external fixator but told me a ... management Dr who was an orthopedic surgeon said a cast should not be placed because that's why the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

16F, was suffering from Dysplastic hip right side and operated same for Ilizarov Hip Reconstruction Surgery using LRS fixator. Now we need clarification for this ailment is aquired or congenital external or ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

success.I again broke the same tibia in Feb,2014.Had an Ilizarov fixator and debridement thereafter. Bone is now almost united,the fixator removed.Now there is a sinus at a different location;albeit close to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Saurabh Gupta MD

and work the same job G-d willing. I spoke to a surgeon and he wants to do internal fixator. He wants to put some screws and a metal plate. I want to know if it is possible to do external fixator and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I am caring for a woman who has an external fixator her with three remaining pins and several wires ... we have major repercussions . The fixator was supposed to be on for four months we are at the end... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

I have an external fixator for a bad radius fracture . It s been 5 weeks with the fixator and I ... of a sudden, after 5 weeks with a radius external fixator? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Karl Logan MD

required to turn my external fixator any longer. My toe still does not look like it has moved much. I am so ... fixator looks like it has been turned all it can go. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karl Logan ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Viraj Ravin Shah MD

Hi! I had surgery to my wrist (external fixator) 4 days ago (Monday) and I noticed after surgery I ve had numbness to my tongue.I m assuming it s the anesthesia but it hasn t resolved.It just affects ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Viraj Ravin Shah ( Dentist)
Dr. Geetika Paul MD

I just had surgery last Thursday to have an external fixator frame removed and I had 7 pins and I have a rash or something irritating my leg drs think its from the hibeglens soap that I was using but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geetika Paul ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Ntambue MD

I have had brachymetatarsia surgery on my left foot exactly one month today. Day 26 today I have only been able to turn the fixator once, when I tried again it is very tight and hurts when I trun. My ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ntambue ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)