PMID: 7009621Feb 1, 1981Paper

External fixation for complicated tibial fractures

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
A J Edge, R A Denham

Abstract

An account is given of 38 patients with complicated tibial fractures who were treated by the Portsmouth method of external fixation. Twenty-one patients had multiple injuries and 30 had compound fractures of the tibia. Eighteen fractures wounds were infected, 17 cases required bone grafts and 13 had skin grafts. Thirty-four fractures united in an average time of six months; three patients underwent below-knee amputations; one with neurofibromatosis remains ununited. Those treated primarily by external fixation did better than those in whom external fixation was used after failure of another method. Most fresh fractures united with external callus; and the significance of this in relation to the rigidity of fixation is discussed. The method is easy to use, effective and economical. Improvements to permit adjustment of position and testing for union are suggested. We advise the use of this method of external fixation as the primary treatment for complicated tibial fractures where there is a significant risk of infection or non-union.

Citations

Jan 1, 1982·International Orthopaedics·N J HendersonR B Duthie
Aug 1, 1983·Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica·T Terjesen, P Benum
Dec 8, 2000·Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine·C I MoorcroftS A Verborg
Feb 4, 2010·Computer Aided Surgery : Official Journal of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery·Terry K K Koo, M Owen Papuga
Nov 29, 2012·The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume·P A L FosterS Britten
May 1, 1996·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research·P HellandM Hordvik
Jan 1, 1988·Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery·A NesbakkenA Walløe
Jul 1, 1997·Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma·C S BartlettE C Yang
Oct 1, 1985·Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine·C M Court-Brown, S P Hughes
Jan 1, 1992·Annals of Biomedical Engineering·F L Drijber, J B Finlay
Jul 23, 2015·Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine·Changsheng LiPeifu Tang
Dec 31, 1997·Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. Supplementum·A A ChatziyiannakisS T Charpantitis
Jun 19, 2013·European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology : Orthopédie Traumatologie·Michail BeltsiosPanayiotis J Papagelopoulos
Jan 27, 2009·The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery : MRCAS·T LeloupN Warzée
Feb 1, 1992·Current Problems in Pediatrics·V M Riccardi
Jun 26, 2007·Clinical Biomechanics·Terry K K Koo, Arthur F T Mak

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Allogenic & Autologous Therapies

Allogenic therapies are generated in large batches from unrelated donor tissues such as bone marrow. In contrast, autologous therapies are manufactures as a single lot from the patient being treated. Here is the latest research on allogenic and autologous therapies.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved