Introduction: Open fracture is one of the most common and challenging healthcare problem in orthopedic practice1.Despite improvements implant design, management open fractures remain a challenge for surgeon. Locked compression plates (LCP) have advantages angular stability from locking-head mechanism less irritation when compared with traditional external fixators due to their low profiles. Her...

We present a retrospective study of patients suffering from a variety of benign tumours in whom external fixators were used to treat deformity and limb-length discrepancy, and for the reconstruction of bone defects. A total of 43 limbs in 31 patients (12 male and 19 female) with a mean age of 14 years (2 to 54) were treated. The diagnosis was Ollier's disease in 12 limbs, fibrous dysplasia in 1...

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...

BACKGROUND This is a therapeutic study to evaluate the results of the management of forearm infected nonunion using bone transport with external fixators after debridement. METHODS We have retrospectively reviewed a consecutive series of 21 patients from October 1994 to June 2010 in our institution who were treated for the forearm infected nonunion by bone transport with external fixator afte...

The aim of the study is to determine the outcomes in patients who underwent conversion from an external fixator to an internal fixation device. This is a retrospective review of 18 patients (24 limbs) who underwent conversion from external to internal fixation. The patients had external fixators applied for traumatic bone defects or congenital deformities. Conversion to internal fixation was pe...