SOMMAIRE : Practice of external fixation -- Basics of external fixation -- Deciding when to use external fixation -- Preoperative care -- Fracture reduction -- Placement of pins -- Securos external fixation system -- IMEX-SK external fixation system -- Acrylic pin external fixator system -- Evaluation of postoperative radiographs -- Bandaging and aftercare -- Recheck examinations -- Complications -- Case studies -- Radius/ulna -- Tibia -- Humerus -- Femur -- Transarticular.