Open AccessOutcome of rail fixator system in reconstructing bone gap
Author(s) -
Amit Lakhani,
Deepinderjit Singh,
Randhir Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.144237
Subject(s) - medicine , nonunion , corticotomy , surgery , deformity , ilizarov technique , bone grafting , external fixator , osteomyelitis , orthopedic surgery , tibia , long bone , humerus
Bone loss following open fracture or infected gap nonunion is a difficult situation to manage. There are many modes of treatment such as bone grafting, vascularized bone grafting and bone transport by illizarov and monolateral fixator. We evaluated the outcome of rail fixator treatment in reconstructing bone and limb function. We felt that due to problems such as heavy apparatus, persistent pain, deformity of joints and discomfort caused by an Ilizarov ring fixator, rail fixator is a good alternative to treat bone gaps.