Open Tibial Fractures.
Factors Associated with the Outcome of Open Tibial Fractures
... of open fracture cases in other Malaysian public hospitals ...of open fractures, Okike and Bhattacharyya reported that time is most likely not as important a risk factor for infection as the adequacy ...
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An Analysis of Fasciocutaneous Flaps at various stages of cover of Open Tibial Fractures
... Byrd et al described acute, subacute and chronic phases of open tibial fractures Ideally the wound is covered in the first 5-6 days after injury the acute phase. Colonised wounds and a higher ...
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Lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction and amputation rates in patients with open tibial fractures in Sweden during 1998–2010
... Methods: Data on all patients (> = 15 years) admitted to hospital with open tibial fractures were extracted from the Swedish National Patient Register (1998 – 2010). All surgical procedures, ...
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Inter and Intra Observer Reliability of RUST score in Open Tibial Fractures treated with Intramedullary Nailing
... Material and Methods: 60 cases of open tibial fractures that underwent intramedullary nailing were evaluated for fracture healing using the RUST score. 40 prospective cases and 20 retrospective cases ...
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A Study of Management of the Severe Open Tibial Fractures with Early Bony Fixation and Soft Tissue Coverage
... In this study the outcome and functional status of 33 patients with 34 severe open tibial fractures (Gustilo grade III b and III c). The treatment regime consisted of radical debridement, immediate ...
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Meta-analysis of reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing for open tibial fractures
... Tibial fractures are one of the most common long bone ...into open and closed tibial fractures according to soft tissue injuries ...[1]. Open tibial fractures (OTF) ...
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Economics of open tibial fractures: the pivotal role of length-of-stay and infection
... with open tibial fractures have significantly increased total healthcare costs in the year following their injury, primarily due to a prolonged LOS and a greater number of ambulatory ...ankle ...
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Locking Intramedullary Nailing with Primary Soft Tissue Reconstruction in High Grade Open Tibial Fractures
... neurovascular status, the soft tissue injury, and the osseous deformity. The vascular status can be documented by palpation of pulses, examining for capillary refill, and notation of the color of the limb and the ...
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A locking compression plate as an external fixator for treating infected nonunion of the humeral diaphysis
... of tibial fracture externally fixed with an LCP, and re- ported that an increased distance between the bone and the implant significantly decreased the construct stabil- ity; however, all models were cyclically ...
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A study on outcome of surgical treatment of compound tibia fractures by intramedullary nailing after preliminary external fixation: short term retrospective and prospective analysis
... severe open tibial fractures despite the problems of malunion and pin-track sepsis associated with its ...III open tibial fractures but the method did not adequately stabilize ...
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The Ilizarov external fixator a useful alternative for the treatment of proximal tibial fractures A prospective observational study of 30 consecutive patients
... The surgery was performed without a tourniquet on a traction table with the foot fixed in a shoe. An arthro- centesis was made to reduce the intra-articular pression. Biplane fluoroscopy was used during reduction, pin ...
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Original Article Treatment of segmental tibial shaft fractures: combination of external fixator with titanium elastic nails versus locking intramedullary nail
... where tibial marrow cavity was relatively narrow, and the medullary cavity of the other three screws is larger, which has more room for screws adjustment in order to install the fixator ...
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<p>Pilon Fractures: Challenges and Solutions</p>
... eventual open injury and are usually dif fi cult to ...limited open reduction and internal fi xation (ORIF) of metadia- physeal spikes and/or fi bular fractures to provide further protection of the soft ...
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Case Report Treatment of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures with modified Frosch approach: a cadaveric study and case series
... was made starting 3 cm above the joint line and followed the fibula in a distal direction for approximately 15 cm. Lateral arthrotomy was performed first. An incision was made in the iliotibial tract and the dorsal ...
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A Compartive analysis of functional outcome of tibial plateau fractures treated with proximal tibial locking plate with raft screw technique and conventional buttress plating
... the tibial plateau usually result from high energy ...body. Fractures of the tibial plateau change the knee kinematics alter joint stability and cause joint ...incongruity. Fractures range ...
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Outcomes and second look arthroscopic evaluation after combined arthroscopic treatment of tibial plateau and tibial eminence avulsion fractures: a 5 year minimal follow up
... peri-implant fractures; patient complaints and symptoms such as pain, skin irritation, skin changes, allergic reactions to implants, soft tissue compression, ...
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Results of Dynamic Interlock Nailing in Distal Tibial Fractures
... A study was performed in adults to determine the efficacy of closed reduction and intramedullary nailing in dynamic mode on union, implant failure and incidence of malalignment in patients who sustained an ...
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Comparison of our self-designed rotary self-locking intramedullary nail and interlocking intramedullary nail in the treatment of long bone fractures
... The patient was left in a semi-lateral position. An 8-cm curved incision was made from 2-cm below the greater trochanter to the proximal end to expose the top of the greater trochanter. The anterior border of the ...
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Management of Tibial Metaphyseal Fractures by Hybrid External Fixator
... with tibial fractures admitted in Mamata General Hospital from May 2011 to May ...metaphyseal fractures of tibia in adults was evaluated at our centre. The fractures of the proximal tibia ...
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Case Report Arthroscopic treatment of tibial spine fracture in adult with a simple modified suture fixation technique
... to tibial spine fracture, the intersubstance of the anterior cruciate liga- ment undergoes a stretching which may be responsible for further anteroposterior instabil- ...reduced tibial spine ...
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