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Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2015 The modularity and ease of application of modern external fixation has expanded its potential use in the management of fractures and other musculoskeletal conditions. In fracture care, it can be used for provisional and definitive fixation. Short-term provisional applications include "damage control" and periarticular fracture fixation.
Jesse E, Bible, Hassan R, Mir
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The Mechanics of External Fixation [PDF]
HSS Journal, 2007 External fixation has evolved from being used primarily as a last resort fixation method to becoming a main stream technique used to treat a myriad of bone and soft tissue pathologies. Techniques in limb reconstruction continue to advance largely as a result of the use of these external devices.
Austin T Fragomen, S Robert Rozbruch
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A systematic review of incidence of pin track infections associated with external fixation
Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction, 2016 Depending on the reference, pin track infection rates in external fixation surgery have been stated to be anywhere from 0% to 100%. We critically evaluated the pin track infection rate for external fixation by performing systematic review of the external
Christopher A Iobst, Raymond W Liu
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019 Background The treatment of open tibial shaft fractures is challenging. External fixation (EF) is comparatively safe in treating these open injuries, meanwhile it has the advantages of easy application, minimal additional disruption, and convenient ...
Zi-Chen Hao +4 more
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External Fixation using external Fixation plate in proximal tibial fracture [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2021 Background: Proximal tibial fractures with compromised soft tissue envelop may lead to significant complications .The optimal management of these injuries remains controversial .
wael Abd Elraheem +2 more
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Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The goals of this study were to evaluate the outcomes of bone healing, patient comfort during the treatment, functional results, and complications in pelvic fractures treated with external fixation, as well as to propose a classification system for the ...
Jose Antonio Flores +3 more
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Comparison of Outcomes of Operatively Treated Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures by External Fixation and Internal Fixation [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2012 The outcome of bicondylar tibial plateau fractures treated with either external fixation (35 patients) or internal fixation (24 patients) was reviewed. Outcome measures included the Rasmussen score, clinical complications, development of osteoarthritis ...
CC Chan, J Keating
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 Background To compare the efficacy of three different fixation methods of fibula combined with external fixation of tibia for the treatment of extra-articular open fractures of distal tibia and fibula.
D. Sun +5 more
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External Fixator for War Purposes: The CMC Fixator [PDF]
Military Medicine, 1999 More than 75% of all injuries in modern wars are localized on the extremities, and more than one-third of these injuries are accompanied by bone fracture. Application of an external fixator is one of the basic procedures in the treatment of war fractures.
Delimar, Domagoj +2 more
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