Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) surgery repairs severe bone breakages. Surgeons perform ORIF surgery on severely broken bones when a cast or splint will not suffice. ORIF surgery is a ...

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to fix severe fractures by realigning broken bones and securing them with hardware such as screws, plates, or rods.

And some authors caution against fixation of comminuted femoral neck fractures in the elderly. In 1980, Scheck [ 1 ] reported that 40%-70% of femoral neck fractures have posteromedial comminution.

Results of this retrospective case-control study indicate fibular fixation is unnecessary for all patients who sustain plafond fractures with metadiaphyseal dissociation, and this practice may ...

Published results showed Black and Hispanic patients had lower utilization of open reduction and internal fixation surgery for distal radius fractures compared with white patients. Trista M ...