Open AccessComparision of Ilizarov Ring Fixator and Rail Fixator in Infected Nonunion of Long Bones: A Retrospective Followup Study
Author(s) -
Ravisha Bhardwaj,
Jaspal Singh,
Rajesh Kapila,
Randhir Singh Boparai
Publication year - 2019
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/ortho.ijortho_77_17
Subject(s) - medicine , nonunion , orthopedic surgery , retrospective cohort study , surgery , external fixator , prospective cohort study , bone healing , ilizarov technique
About 70 million trauma injuries that occur annually, around the world. More than 4.5 million open fractures occur per year in India. Long bone fractures nonunion (NU) rate varies from 2% to 7%. The management of open fracture is challenging for the orthopedic surgeon. The conventional protocol of management of compound fracture are debridement, temporary stabilization by external fixators, wound and definitive management. Very few prospective studies have been done comparing Illizarov and RF in infected nonunion. Thus we performed a retrospective study to compare the acceptance, complications, and functional outcome of Ilizarov ring fixator (IRF) and rail fixator (RF) in the treatment of infected NU.