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a surgical procedure in which, in an amputation, the soft tissues are cut through from one side to the other, close to the bone. The muscles are then divided from within outward.


the process of transfixing.
transfixation ligature
the suture material is passed through the stump to be ligatured, tied around a half of the stump, then around the entire stump. Halsted transfixation ligature. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002
transfixation pin
used in orthopedic surgery in young animals, or where a medullary pin or plates are not applicable. The pin passes completely through the bone and is fixed by attachment to external bar splints. A series of them enable the surgeon to immobilize a number of fragments of a comminuted fracture.


A comparison of acute pull-out strength between two-way and one-way transfixation pin insertion for external skeletal fixation in canine bone.
Use of a locking compression plate as an external fixator for repair of a tarsometatarsal fracture in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
The most preferred approach was an arthroscopic-assisted single-incision, the tibial tunnel placement shifted anteriorly and femoral tunnel placement shifted posterosuperiorly, use of transfixation pins and other devices decreased, and using hamstring autograft, and drilling the femoral tunnel through an accessory portal increased.
Is there a difference between the flexible and rigid reamer in femoral tunnel length in ACL reconstruction in anteromedial portal
It was difficult to control infections till the transfixation pins remained in situ.
High power insertion of transfixation pins, excessive soft tissue movement or tension against the pins may be the possible reason for pin tract infection.
External skeletal fixation for long bone fracture management--a clinical study in 12 bovine calves
The system is relatively flexible in the axial direction of the long bone, perpendicular to the wires, compared with constructions using larger diameter transfixation pins.
The risk of occurrence of these types of contractures is increased by the use of transfixation pins instead of wires, increased diameter of the pins, or longitudinal clustering of several pins in the same plane.
The evolution of the Ilizarov technique: Part 2: the principles of distraction osteosynthesis
In group III, five (5) heifers were treated by transfixation pins reinforced externally with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe.
Compound fractures in bovines and its clinical management using transfixation pinning and external casts--a study in 30 patients