The authors' objective was to determine the effects of bar diameter on the stiffness and cost of a knee-spanning external fixator. The authors studied 2 versions of an external fixator with a difference in bar diameter (small bars, 8-mm diameter; large bars, 11-mm diameter). Fixators were tested using frame dimensions and a synthetic fracture model appropriate for a tibial plateau fracture. Fiv...

Introduction: One of the commonly encountered surgical dilemmas for most orthopaedic trauma surgeons is the management of compound tibia fractures with significant bone defects. We used the Ilizarov technique to solve this complex problem using an ilizarov fixator over an intramedullary tibia nail. We present a case series of five such patients with compound tibia fractures with significant bon...

Background: Unstable and open pelvic fractures are often associated with significant morbidity mortality, especially in patients multiple injuries. Early fixation provides stability should diminish ongoing hemorrhage. Materials Methods: We undertook a retrospective descriptive study of all cases unstable treated external fixators the orthopedic trauma surgery department Army Training Hospital P...

Bone is amongst the very few tissues in the human body that possess intrinsic capacity to heal spontaneously following injury. However, beyond a certain critical size defect, bone cannot heal by itself and outside intervention is required. Numerous techniques are available for the management of these defects, including the gold standard autogenous bone grafts, allografts, bone graft substitutes...