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external fixation

surgical treatment procedure used to facilitate healing
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external fixation

Summary

external fixation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • external fixation is a type of osteosynthesis[2].
  • external fixation's Commons category is recorded as External fixations[3].
  • external fixation's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 78.1[4].
  • external fixation's uses is recorded as external fixator[5].

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Definition and Type

external fixation is a type of osteosynthesis[2].

Why It Matters

external fixation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). external fixation. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/external-fixation
MLA “external fixation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/external-fixation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_external-fixation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{external fixation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/external-fixation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
    Uses → external fixator
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562806005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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