ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2021
The Value of an Orthoplastic Approach to Management of Lower Extremity Trauma: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Trends in Lower Limb Orthoplastic Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Managing Nonunions and Fracture-Related Infections-A Quarter Century of Knowledge, and Still Curious: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Orthoplastic Approach to Extremity Reconstruction: A Paradigm Shift in Integrated Limb Salvage.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2025Review
- Early Flap Reconstruction and Infection Rates in Open Lower Extremity Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
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- Limb salvage versus amputation: Experience of a young patient at a university hospital.Trauma case reports · 2024Article
- Establishing a Collaborative Orthoplastic Approach for the Management of Primary Musculoskeletal Neoplasms: An 8-year Case Series.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- The integration of ortho-plastic limb salvage teams in the humanitarian response to violence-related open tibial fractures: evaluating outcomes in the Gaza Strip.Conflict and health · 2024Article
- Strength in Numbers: A SWOT Analysis of Plastic Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Hardware Salvage in the Lower Extremity after Flap Coverage: 10-Year Single Center Outcomes Analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Erratum to Two Articles by Klifto et al., March 2021.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Vascularised Fibula Transfer for Post-traumatic Critical Tibial Bone Defects: A Systematic Review.Strategies in trauma and limb reconstructionReview
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Abstract
backgroundManagement of traumatic lower extremity injuries requires a skill set of orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery to optimize the return of form and function. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed comparing demographics, injuries, and surgical outcomes of patients sustaining lower extremity traumatic injuries receiving either orthoplastic management or nonorthoplastic management.
methodsPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis, Cochrane, and GRADE certainty evidence guidelines were implemented for the structure and synthesis of the review. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL databases were systematically and independently searched. Nine studies published from 2013 through 2019 compared 1663 orthoplastic managed patients to 692 nonorthoplastic managed patients with traumatic lower extremity injuries.
resultsOrthoplastic management, compared to nonorthoplastic management likely decreases time to bone fixation [standard mean differences: -0.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): -0.46 to -0.25,
conclusionOrthoplastic management of traumatic lower extremity injuries provides a synergistic model to optimize and expedite definitive skeletal fixation and free flap-based soft-tissue coverage for return of extremity form and function.
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