Answer:
"It will be hard, but we know our child will be in this device for a long time."
Explanation:
External Fixation Devices are applied to correct severe fractures, such as having one extreminity shorter than the other. Caregivers understand that the rehabilitation period are left in place for as long as one year, "therefore it is important that the child accepts this temporary change in body image and learns to care fot the affected site".
Reference: Hatfield, Nancy T. (2003). TBroadribb's Introductory Pediatric Nursing. p.404
