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External Fixator as Primary and Definitive Treatment of Closed Diaphyseal Lower Limb Fractures in Children

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  • Bahaa Ali kornah

    (Professor orthopedic surgery, Al Azhar University, Egypt)

  • Hesham Mohamed safwat

    (Assistant Professor orthopedic surgery, Al-Azhar University, Egypt)

  • Mohamed A Abdel AAl
  • Nagy A Seleem
  • Hesham Abdel Fattah Mohamed

    (Consultant orthopedic surgery, El-bakry General Hospital, Egypt)

  • Ehab A Alshal

    (Lecturer orthopedic surgery, Al-Azhar University, Egypt)

Abstract

The target of fracture fixation is to stabilize bone till full healing and return of full function of injured extremity. The use of external fixation in lower extremity fractures of children usually reserved for open fractures especially in polytraumatized patients. In this study we tried to assess the effectiveness both clinical and radiological together with complications of using external fixators as a definitive tool of fracture fixation.

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  • Bahaa Ali kornah & Hesham Mohamed safwat & Mohamed A Abdel AAl & Nagy A Seleem & Hesham Abdel Fattah Mohamed & Ehab A Alshal, 2017. "External Fixator as Primary and Definitive Treatment of Closed Diaphyseal Lower Limb Fractures in Children," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(1), pages 50-56, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:50-56
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2017.07.555713
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