patients and methods sixty elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures were randomized for treatment with either skeletal traction (group a) or an external fixation (group b). in this study patients at least 60 years of age, with ao/ota a1 or a2 type fracture and intertrochanteric fracture as a result of minor trauma, were enrolled. results acceptable reduction was achieved in eight and 2...

Background. High energy fractures of the distal tibia ("pylon fractures") usually result in severe reduction of the range of motion of the superior ankle joint. If there is severe soft tissue trauma coexisting with the fractures, the possibilities for surgical treatment are limited. Our study examined the suitability of the DYNASTAB S external fixator (for ankle joint stabilization). Material a...

OBJECTIVE To present the preliminary results from treating patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) by means of hip arthrodiastasis using a monolateral external fixator applied to the hip and to succinctly describe the surgical technique used, in a prospective study. METHODS Prospective study on 18 patients with LCPD who underwent surgical treatment by means of the hip arthrodiastasis ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the pain level and patient satisfaction as well as the fusion and infection eradication rates after knee arthrodesis using a monolateral external fixator for failed septic total knee replacement (TKR). METHODS Records of 10 male and 11 female consecutive patients aged 70 to 88 (mean, 81) years who underwent knee arthrodesis using a monolateral external fixator for failed s...

To describe our Ilizarov technique for the treatment of acquired equinus deformity in children and to determine if compliance with continuous use of an ankle foot orthosis (after removal of the fixator and until skeletal maturity) can influence the severity of recurrence. A cohort of 26 children with post-traumatic or post-burn contractures producing an equinus deformity was followed up for a m...