AO hybrid external fixation for periarticular tibial fractures
β Scribed by S. Hossain; K. Hinduja; H. Mumtaz; C. Cullen; P.G. Turner; D.S. Johnson
- Book ID
- 116571787
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-1383
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Over a 6-year period ( 1977Over a 6-year period ( -1983)) , 59 patients with 61 tibial shaft fractures were treated by external fixation Of these patients, 42 with 42 fractures were followed up until solid union Thirty-seven fractures were caused by high-energy impact, mainly road accidents Sevente
Thirty-two open fractures of the tibial shaft were treated with external fixation between 1973 and 1981 Early amputation was necessary in one patient In the remainder, including 14 with extensive soft-tissue lesions, wound healing was obtained within 18 weeks, and the median time until full weight b