Angeheftete gebrochenes Bein farbig x-ray. Der Patient Stibia (Schienbein) hat chirurgisch immobilisiert.

andlt;strongandgt;Pinned broken leg, andlt;/strongandgt; coloured X-ray. The patientandamp;apos;stibia (shin bone) has been surgically immobilisedby inserting a long pin and attaching it to thebone. This is known as internal fixation. Thesmaller fibula (above tibia) is also broken. It isimportant a bone is correctly aligned if it is toheal properly and avoid future complications.