Do additional intramedullary elastic nails improve the results of definitive treatment with external fixation of open tibia fractures? A prospective comparative study

Erturk, C.; Altay, M.; Bilge, ALİ; Altay, N.; Isikan, U.

doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2012.12.008

Do additional intramedullary elastic nails improve the results of definitive treatment with external fixation of open tibia fractures? A prospective comparative study

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Erturk C., Altay M. A., Bilge A., Altay N., Isikan U. E.

ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH, vol.99, no.2, pp.208-215, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 99 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.12.008
Journal Name: ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.208-215
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: External fixation has been associated with a high incidence of complications and poor outcomes due to the instability and difficulty in treating open tibia fractures. We use intramedullary (IM) elastic nails to supplement the external fixator. We compared the results of fractures treated by external fixation with and without IM-elastic nail.