The finding shows that stainless steel external fixator experienced less stress at the pin-bone interface of tibia bone as compared with titanium alloy construct. The use of stainless steel material ...

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2019;14(3):148-154. Zhang H, Zhao X, Yang X, et al. Comparison of internal and external fixation after debridement in the Masquelet technique for Cierny-Mader type IV ...

The tibia and fibula are the two long bones located in the lower leg ... Alternate methods can include repeated cleanings before closing the wound, or an external fixator to repair the wound ...

The introduction of new internal fixation devices and arthroscopic techniques has led to significant changes in the surgical treatment of tibial eminence fractures (TEFs) in children. In recent years, ...

What is tibia/fibula fracture open reduction and internal fixation? Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to stabilize and heal a broken bone. You might need this ...

Objective To analyze the results of clinical, radiological, and functional outcomes of tibial plateau fracture (Schatzker Type V, VI) treated with Illizarov ring external fixator with or without ...

about 2 cm below the epiphyseal plate of the proximal tibia. After completion of intramedullary fixation, an Ilizarov external fixation ring was installed at the proximal and distal ends of tibial ...

There is insufficient robust evidence to determine the relative effects of different methods of external fixation. Adequately powered studies could provide better evidence. Read the full abstract ...