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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ; 76(7): 4649-4661, 2019. ilus
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1272786

ABSTRACT

Background: A technique of external fixator combined with T-plate internal fixation for intra-articular fractures of the distal radius is based on the finding that the separate t-plate fixation do not give complete stability to the fracture. However, if it is combined externally by external fixator, you get a solid synthesis of the fractured radius. This enables early mobilization of the wrist without the use of plaster cast. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of external fixator combined with palmar T-plate internal fixation for the treatment of comminuted distal radial fractures. Patients and methods: This was a prospective study that was conducted on 20 patients. Patients were treated by the external fixator combined with T-plate internal fixation. All patients were attending to the Emergency Department and Outpatient Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery Department in Tanta University Hospitals. Results: Patients had excellent range of motion, normal ROM of the arm, shoulder and hand. No significant differences in the radiographic parameters were detected between fracture fixation and fracture healing. Complications were few. At final follow-up evaluations, patients had well to excellent results with respect to range of motion scores. Stable fixation allowed starting active and passive motion of the wrist without compromising postoperative alignment. The poor results in this case were due to late intervention, osteoporosis due to old age and poor general condition of the patient, which resulted in incomplete union. Conclusion: External fixator combined with T-plate internal fixation is an efficacious treatment option for intra-articular distal radius fractures with excellent long-term results


Subject(s)
External Fixators , Fracture Fixation, Internal , Fractures, Comminuted , Radius Fractures , Therapeutics
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Health sci. dis ; 18(1): 39-42, 2017. tab
Article in French | AIM | ID: biblio-1262768

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Introduction / But. De nouveaux types de fixateurs externes sont utilisés dans le traitement des fractures ouvertes, seuls ou associés aux techniques d'aide à la consolidation. Leur application varie en fonction du contexte médical et technologique. L'objectif de ce travail était d'étudier les résultats du traitement des fractures ouvertes dans notre contexte de sous équipement. Matériel et Méthodes. Notre étude transversale descriptive rétrospective réalisée entre janvier 2012 et décembre 2014 a concerné 38 patients totalisant 40 fractures ouvertes dont 28 étaient classées type III de Cauchoix ­ Duparc et 12 type IIb de Cauchois ­Duparc. L'âge moyen des patients était 33,7 ans (18 et 63 ans). La fixation externe des lésions osseuses était réalisée dans un délai moyen de 5 jours (6 heures et 14 jours). Les résultats anatomiques et fonctionnels ont été analysés. Résultats. La cicatrisation des parties molles a été obtenue en moyenne à 5 mois (1 mois et 13 mois) et la consolidation osseuse était acquise en moyenne à 6 mois (4 mois et 9 mois) chez 36 patients. Un cas de pseudarthrose septique du tibia traité par greffe inter-tibio-fibulaire après guérison de l'infection et un cas de pseudarthrose aseptique du fémur traité par greffe et ostéosynthèse ont été observées. La durée d'hospitalisation des malades variait entre 24 et 330 jours. Sur le plan fonctionnel, la marche était normale, indolore et sans boiterie chez 11 patients ; elle était douloureuse avec boiterie chez 14 patients et nécessitait l'aide d'une canne chez 13 patients. Conclusion. Le fixateur externe a une place indiscutable dans le traitement des fractures ouvertes graves des membres en Afrique subsaharienne. Tout chirurgien traumatologue doit désormais maitriser non seulement la technique de fixation mais aussi la réalisation des lambeaux de divers types


Subject(s)
Academic Medical Centers , Congo , External Fixators , Fractures, Open/therapy , Treatment Outcome
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Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1268765

ABSTRACT

Gunshot wounds of the tibia with considerable overlying skin loss frequently need flap cover; external fixation possibly bone grafting. Treatment of such injuries requires time. Rigid fixation of bone can be achieved by the use of an external fixator. If fractures are located in the upper third of the tibia only a few types of the external fixator will not compromise joint function. One such fixator is the Kalnberz apparatus. The Kalnberz fixator is a simplified version of the Ilizarov fixator. Its use involves a cruciform introduction of two pins in the plane. External fixation was first suggested by R Wittimoser (1949); but it was C A Ilizarov who began to develop the method in 1954


Subject(s)
External Fixators , Fracture Fixation , Tibial Fractures , Wounds and Injuries
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Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1268771

ABSTRACT

External fixators are now widely used in the treatment of open fractures; infected fractures; pseudarthroses and infected pseudarthroses. Their application is usually confined to the larger long bones such as femur; tibia and humerus; but equipment can be adapted for use on the bones of the forearm


Subject(s)
External Fixators , Fracture Fixation , Fractures, Bone , Orthopedic Fixation Devices , Pseudarthrosis
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