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Distal femur fractures and methods of fixationOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The Ilizarov external fixation is a well-established treatment for many complex musculoskeletal disorders, including open and comminuted fractures, non-unions and osteomyelitis. Tensioned small-diameter wires have been reported to provide sufficient stability, even in osteoporotic bone. The method has several advantages, including shorter operating time, limited blood loss, greater mechanical stability and early weight bearing, which are the most important advantage, potentially decreasing serious medical complications related with immobilization.
The present study was conducted on 30 patients with a mean age of 42.2 years. There were 18 males and 12 females. Mean time to union was 3.9 ± 1.1 months. According to Lowa knee evaluation 3 patients (10%) had excellent outcome, 15 patients (50%) had good outcome, 12 patients (40%) had fair outcome.