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1 Hardware Removal
Real-time localization of buried plates, screws, and wires. Eliminates guesswork, reduces operative time, and lowers radiation exposure vs. intraoperative X-ray check.
2Extremity Reconstruction & Fixation
Real-time imaging support for fracture management, implant placement, alignment, and hardware confirmation across upper and lower extremities.
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3 Hand Reconstruction
Complex metacarpal and phalangeal reconstruction, bone grafting fixation, and joint replacement confirmation in reconstructive hand cases.
4 Foreign Body Removal
Real-time guidance for extraction of metallic foreign bodies in soft tissue — particularly in hands, feet, and extremities where the anatomy is dense and precise localization matters.
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Fluoroscopy use in plastic and reconstructive surgery has grown steadily as the specialty has taken on more complex trauma reconstruction, expanded into hand surgery, and increasingly handles hardware removal cases that previously required orthopedic referral. The shift toward in-house handling of these cases has economic and patient-experience rationale: it reduces wait times, keeps patients within the practice’s care continuum, and generates procedure revenue that would otherwise leave the practice.
Hardware removal is the entry point for most plastic surgeons adding fluoroscopy capability. The ability to localize and extract buried plates and screws in real time — without guessing at depth and position — transforms what was often a lengthy, uncertain operative experience into a fast, reliable procedure. Once fluoroscopy is in-house, plastic surgeons consistently expand its use to fracture repair, hand reconstruction, and any case requiring intraoperative fixation confirmation.
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Plastic surgeons often call us for hardware removal cases — one of the most common use cases we see. Having a mini C-arm in-house eliminates the hassle of borrowing from orthopedics or scheduling around OR availability. |
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We carry Hologic, OEC and Orthoscan mini C-arms for plastic and reconstructive surgery — including the InSight FD with its rotating detector, ideal for the varied positioning needs of reconstructive cases.
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