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8378792

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
High-energy missile and explosion injuries of the upper and lower extremities are complex and require treatment over a long time. Following classic strategies of surgical therapy, bone defects can be reconstructed only after the injured soft tissue has healed. The callus distraction technique now permits the beginning of bony reconstruction at the same time as the initial surgical debridement. During the period 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1990, 25 grade III open fractures in 24 patients were primarily treated with the Ilisarov technique at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan. Twelve months after the removal of the fixation devices the patients were examined and the following results were demonstrated: no amputations; bony, aseptic healing in 22 cases (88%); 3 non-unions, including 2 infected non-unions; 2 axial deviations > 10 degrees. The primary initiation of bony reconstruction by callus distraction offers numerous advantages in the treatment of gunshot and explosion injuries.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0177-5537
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
438-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Primary treatment of gunshot and explosion injuries of the extremities with the Ilisarov ring fixator].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery, Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract