**ORIF Surgery - Why and How?** ![](https://i.imgur.com/jVj0PU2.jpg) **[Open reduction and internal fixation](https://blackshare.net/blogs/105751/ORIF-Surgery-Why-and-How)** (ORIF) is a surgical procedure performed in the medical orthopedic industry for the treatment of severe fractures. It is performed under general or local anesthesia in an operation theatre. This surgery is preferred for displaced, open, multi-fragmentary, and unstable fractures.