Open AccessA novel low-profile external skeletal fixator for type IIIB open tibial fractures: A biomechanical and clinical pilot study
Author(s) -
Yih-Wen Tarng,
Kai-Cheng Lin,
Kun-Jhih Lin,
YiPing Yang,
Yeuh Chien,
HungWen Wei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000506
Subject(s) - medicine , external fixator , external fixation , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , bone healing , population , environmental health
Although external fixator is standard for managing staged treatment of open tibial fracture, the main disadvantage of this device is too bulky to be tolerated by most patients for longtime use. The purposes of this pilot study were to compare the biomechanical properties of a novel low-profile external fixator (LP-ESF) with a traditional ESF and also to evaluate its performance in patients with Gustilo type IIIb tibial open fractures.