Question

Devices such as screws, pins, wires, and nails may be used to internally maintain the bone alignment while healing takes place. These devices, more commonly used with fractures of the femur and fractures of joints, are known as ______________devices.

Answer 1

Answer:hh

Internal Fixation

Explanation:

Internal fixation are method used in reconnecting the bones physically and it involve screws, plates, rods, wires, or nails that that the surgeon places inside the patients bones and fix them in the right place which enables the bones to heal normally without abnormalities.

Although Wires/Pins are used to hold the pieces of bone that are too small to be fixed with screws together and they are used with other forms of internal fixation, and can be used alone to treat fractures of small bones, such as those found in the hand or foot.

Answer 2

Answer:Internal Fixation device.

Explanation:Internal Fixation device are use during surgery to hold broken bones together. They are used to hold pieces of bone in alignment,while healing takes place.