Why the study?
Does limited internal fixation combined with external fixation improve healing and functional outcomes in patients with severe proximal tibia fractures?
Population
48 patients with 50 severe fractures of the proximal tibia (27 men, 21 women, age 20-74 years)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2-4 years (mean 2.7 years)
Authors
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May support combined fixation for severe proximal tibia fractures; leaves open definitive efficacy pending randomized trials.
Does limited internal fixation combined with external fixation improve healing and functional outcomes in patients with severe proximal tibia fractures?
Combined internal and external fixation for severe proximal tibia fractures provides stable fixation with high rates of healing and good functional outcomes.
Weiner et al. (1995) studied this question.
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