External Fixation by Locking Plate as a Definitive Treatment of Tibial Distal Metaphyseal Fractures

• Published in: Journal of orthopedic & spine trauma Vol. 3; no. 1
• Main Authors: Arfa, Arash, Mortazavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad, Dehghani Firoozabadi, Mohammad Javad, Zarei, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 26.03.2017
• Subjects: External Fixator; Locking Plate; Tibial Distal Metaphyseal Fractures

Background: Traditional external fixation used for open or soft tissue compromised tibial distal metaphyseal fractures is used both as a temporizing or definitive treatment to minimize more traumas to the soft tissue, but it has its own shortcomings such as joint spanning and bulky construct. Lower...