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, cilt.99, sa.2, ss.208-215, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 99 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.12.008
Dergi Adı: ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-215
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.