Open AccessOutcomes Following Treatment of Complex Tibial Fractures with Circular External Fixation: A Comparison between the Taylor Spatial Frame and TrueLok-Hex
Author(s) -
Jaco Naude,
Muhammad Ahmed Manjra,
Franz Birkholtz,
Annette-Christy Barnard,
Vaida Glatt,
Kevin Tetsworth,
Erik Hohmann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1443
Subject(s) - medicine , malunion , external fixation , radiological weapon , surgery , tibia , orthodontics , orthopedic surgery , retrospective cohort study , external fixator , nuclear medicine , nonunion
The purpose of this study was to compare the functional and radiological outcomes of complex tibia fractures treated with two different hexapod fixators.