Tibial Plafond Fractures: Changing Principles of Treatment
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 2 (6) , 297-305
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-199411000-00001
Abstract
N and internal fixation resulted in high rates of wound breakdown and infection. Treatment of these complications is lengthy and costly and not infrequently results in a poor outcome. Newer techniques using external fixation minimize disturbance of the soft-tissue envelope and have decreased these complications. Because the longterm outcome with all techniques is variable and often depends on factors beyond the surgeon's control, it is particularly important to avoid complications of initial treatment. Longer follow-up will determine whether patients treated with these techniques have a different rate of arthrosis....Keywords
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