Non‑contact locking plate: A useful alternative to external fixation in second‑stage treatment of post‑traumatic tibial osteomyelitis.

ABSTRACT: The treatment of infected tibial bone defects can be challenging for the orthopedic surgeon. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the fixation endurance, bone union time, lower limb joint function and complications associated with different fixation methods in the treatment of bone defects caused by debridement in the treatment of post-traumatic osteomyelitis. The clinical data of 55 patients with infected bone defects of the lower extremities following traumatic injury, who had undergone radical debridement between January 2017 and September 2020, were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into three groups according to the type of fixation during reconstruction, namely the external fixation (EX), internal fixation (IX) and non-contact locking plate (LP) gr

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature