Use of the External Fixator Calcaneus Pin: Using the TRIMANO to Its Full Potential.

ABSTRACT: Joint-spanning external fixation in acute ankle trauma is a means to provide temporary stability and restoration of length, alignment, and articular congruency. This allows for soft-tissue consolidation before definitive fixation to decrease the risk of wound complications. Traction is commonly used during definitive fixation to aid in fracture reduction and to maintain reduction during placement of internal hardware. Ankle arthroscopy for ankle fractures is also becoming increasingly popular to identify and treat intra-articular injury and uses traction for visual assistance and increased working space for instruments. We present a technique that uses a previously placed calcaneus external fixation pin and the TRIMANO (Arthrex, Naples, FL) external positioning arm to apply skeletal tracti

SUBMITTER: Washburn FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052044 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature