Treatment of closed femoral diaphyseal fractures with external fixators in children

被引：11

作者：

Kapukaya, A ^{[1
]}

Subasi, M ^{[1
]}

Necmioglu, S ^{[1
]}

Arslan, H ^{[1
]}

Kesemenli, C ^{[1
]}

Yildirim, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dicle Univ, Sch Med, Orthoped & Traumatol Clin, Diyarbakir, Turkey

来源：

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY | 1998年 / 117卷 / 6-7期

关键词：

Length Discrepancy; Femoral Fracture; External Fixator; Femoral Shaft; Shaft Fracture;

D O I：

10.1007/s004020050273

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

From August 1992 to July 1996, 57 patients with closed femoral fractures were treated by external fixator in the Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinics, School of Medicine, Dicle University. The technique was applied to children with closed femoral fractures. Their mean age was 6 (range 4-12) years old. The mean hospitalisation period was 8 (range 5-15) days. Fixators were removed on an average of 55 (range 38-79) days. The mean follow-up period was 18 (range 9-36) months. Pintract infection was observed in 3 and refracture in 1 patient. Infection was controlled with oral antibiotics and local dressing;. An external fixator was applied to a patient in whom refracture developed. No patient had malunion, nonunion, or leg length discrepancy. We propose that external fixation in closed femoral shaft fractures of children could be a rational alternative mode of therapy, since it has some advantages and can be easily removed without undergoing a second round of anaesthesia.

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页码：387 / 389

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