External Fixator Parts Should Not Be Reused

From the *Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Deaconess Trauma Services, Deaconess Hospital and Healthcare System, Evansville, IN; and †Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY. Accepted for publication July 19, 2005. The authors did not receive grants or outside funding in support of their research or preparation of this manuscript. Reprints: Dennis J. Beck, MD, Orthopaedic Associates, Inc., 533 West Columbia Street, Evansville, IN 47710 (e-mail: [email protected]).