ReviewJournal of orthopaedics2016
Outcomes following the treatment of bicondylar tibial plateau fractures with fine wire circular frame external fixation compared to open reduction and internal fixation: A systematic review.
Review in Journal of orthopaedics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- [Finite element study of three novel internal fixation modes for bicondylar four-quadrant fractures of tibial plateau].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Article
- Ilizarov Fixation Method of Tibia Plateau Fractures: A Prospective Observational Study.Cureus · 2020Article
- Malreduction of tibial articular width in bicondylar tibial plateau fractures treated with circular external fixation is associated with post-traumatic osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to determine whether circular frame external fixation provides better outcome and fewer complications when compared to open reduction internal fixation.
methodsA systematic search was carried out and studies were critically appraised with narrative data synthesis.
resultsThe systematic search yielded 131 titles and following a rigorous review only five articles were found to directly compare the two treatment methods.
conclusionsFine wire frame external fixation offers a modest advantage of better soft tissue outcomes. All in all, there is no current high-level evidence to suggest that newer osteosynthesis plates provide better results.
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