ArticleChinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi2019
Outcome of complex tibial plateau fractures with Ilizarov external fixation with or without minimal internal fixation.
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- Management of complex tibial plateau fractures: A comparative study of Ilizarov external fixation method with or without minimal internal fixation.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes and management of tibial plateau fractures in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Ilizarov Ring External Fixation for Complex Tibial Plateau Fractures.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2022Article
- A comparison of clinical, radiological, and quality-of-life outcomes of double-plate internal and Ilizarov external fixations for Schatzker type 5 and 6 tibia plateau fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Clinico - Radiological Results of Tibial Bicondylar Fractures Managed with Ilizarov Technique with or without Minimal Internal Fixation.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2022Article
- Effect Comparison of Assisted Surgery Simulated by Preoperative 3D Reconstruction and Minimally Invasive Surgery with the Assist of Knee Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fracture under the Background of Intelligent Medicine.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- High energy trauma with complex fracture of the right tibial plateau, compartment syndrome and infection in a professional freestyler motorcyclist.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
- [Application of simple Ilizarov ring external fixation technique in treatment of tibial plateau fracture complicated with osteofascial compartment syndrome].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the clinico-radiological outcome of complex tibial plateau fractures treated with Ilizarov external fixation with or without minimal internal fixation.
methodsThis retrospective review was conducted on all the cases of Schatzker types V and VI tibial plateau fractures treated by Ilizarov external fixation between July 2006 and December 2015 with the minimum follow-up duration of one year. There were 30 patients: 24 males and 6 females, mean age 43.33 years, and mean follow-up 3.6 years. Three of them were open fractures; 15 cases were Schatzkertype V fractures and the other 15 type VI. According to AO/OTA classification, there were 11 type C1, 12 C2 and 7 type C3 fractures. Outcome assessment was made with American Knee Society Score (AKSS) and Rasmussen's Radiological Score (RRS) at final follow-up.
resultsOut of the 30 cases, mini-open reduction was performed in 7, bone graft in 4, minimal internal fixation in 10 and knee temporary immobilisation in 11 patients. Mean duration of external fixation was 11.8 weeks. All fractures united. Pin tract infections in 7 and common peroneal neuropathy in 2 patients were self-limiting. Two patients had axial misalignment of less than 10°. At final follow-up, the mean knee range of motion was 114.7, mean AKSS 81.5 and mean RRS 16.7. On statistical analysis, Schatzker type of fractures, use of minimal internal fixation and knee-spanning did not influence the final outcome.
conclusionIlizarov external fixator with or without minimal internal fixation provides acceptable outcome for complex tibial plateau fractures. Care must be taken to look for minor loss of alignment, especially in Type VI Schatzker fractures after removal of the fixator. However small sample size precludes firm conclusions.
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