ΤΗΕ USE OF EXTERNAL FIXATION ΙΝ ΤΗΕ TREATMENT OF FRACTURES
Abstract
We present a study of the results of the treatment of fractures with external fixation. Twenty four patients were treated with this method. Out of these 17 had suffered fractures of the tibia and 7 fractures of the femur. Fifty eight percent of these fractures were open and 70% of the closed fractures were in multiple levels. Union was completed at an average of 22.5 weeks for the fractures of the tibia and 40.4 for the fractures of the femur. The only complications were a case of delayed union and a case of non-union. There was no infection. We conclude that the treatment of fractures by external fixation is as simple and effective as any other conservative or surgical treatment.References
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