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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty patients with extensive bone and soft tissue defects and posttraumatic osteomyelitis were treated between 1983 and 1995. In all cases an external fixator was used for bone fixation. Bone defects were managed with the Ilizarov intercalary bone transport. Two types of traction were used: the Ilizarov type and a 'new' Ljubljana type. The results of treatment were compared between the two types of traction. In all cases delayed bony union was observed. Osteomyelitis never reactivated. All patients were satisfied with treatment. They were all independent except for one amputee. The Ljubljana traction method was found to have the following advantages: no discrepancy in leg length, no orthopaedic support was needed, the aesthetic outcome was better, the traction time was reduced and there was less soft tissue damage during bone traction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-External Fixators, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Femoral Fractures, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Fracture Fixation, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Ilizarov Technique, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Leg Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Osteomyelitis, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Soft Tissue Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Surgical Flaps, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Tibial Fractures, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Traction, pubmed-meshheading:10704579-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of extensive bone and soft tissue defects of the lower limb by traction and free-flap transfer.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering at the Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre, Zaloska 7, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia. smrke@mf.uni-lj.si
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article