Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures with Ilizarov External Fixator

Open tibial pilon fractures: treatment with ankle-spanning Ilizarov fixator

Objectives. The aim of this retrospective study was to report the treatment results obtained with the anklespanning Ilizarov fixator technique in the treatment of complex OTA/AO type 43C3 open tibial pilon fractures. Methods. A total of 14 patients with open OTA/AO type 43C3 tibial pilon fractures were evaluated. The demographics and fracture characteristics, preoperative and postoperative radi...

Open Tibial Shaft Fractures; Treatment with External Fixator

.. Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical results after operative treatment of open tibia fractures (grade IIIA/B) with external fixator. Material and methods: 25 patients with open fractures of the tibial diaphysis, classified as type III A and B, according to the Gustilo classification, were operatively treated in Agency Headquarter Hospital Landikotal. All the patie...

Open Trimalleolar Fractures Treated with Ilizarov External Fixator.

BACKGROUND Open trimalleolar fractures are some of the most severe fractures of the ankle joint region and some of the most difficult in trauma surgery. Repositioning with internal fixation is the most common surgical treatment method. There is little published data on primary repositioning and external fixation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Five patients with open trimalleolar were fitted with Iliza...

Treatment of Pediatric Open Femoral Fractures with External Fixator Versus Flexible Intramedullary Nails

  Background: In children, inappropriate treatment of open femoral fractures may induce several complications. A few studies have compared the external fixator with flexible intramedullary nails in high-grade open femoral fractures of children. The present study aims at comparing results of these two treatment methods in open femoral fractures. Methods: In this descriptive analytical study, 27 ...

ilizarov versus ao external fixator for the treatment of tibia open fractures