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3198268

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
The performance of a new external fixator was assessed in 50 cases of various types of fractures of the tibia. The fixator comprises an adjustable single outrigger bearing offset pins which offers considerable versatility in its use. The angle at which the pins are offset gives the device considerable torsional and angulatory stability, but its compressive strength is low, allowing axial loading of the fracture during weight bearing. The incidence of complications such as non-union, malunion, and pin-track infection was low. The time to bony union was shorter in cases in which the fixator was applied without exposure of the fracture, compared with those in which the fracture was reduced under direct vision. The time to bony union was also slightly shorter in cases where external fixation was the primary form of treatment, compared with those receiving preliminary os calcis traction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
External fixation of fractures of the tibia: clinical experience of a new device.
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Southampton.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article