Medical Art of Machining

Make sure you turn to page 62 to read about how Medartis produces titanium plates on Mikron machines, two Mikron UCP 600 Vario's and an HSM 600U, for osteosynthesis procedures. Osteosynthesis is the surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured or broken bones by mechanical devices such as metal plates, pins, rods, wires, or screws. Osteosynthesis refers particularly to internal fixation of a fracture by such means, as opposed to external fixation of a fracture by a splint or cast.