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IIizarov Method of Tibial Plafond Fracture
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Myung Hwan Son, Byung Chul Kim, Nam Wook Kang, Min Yong Kim
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J Korean Soc Fract 2001;14(4):643-650. Published online October 31, 2001
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2001.14.4.643
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To report the result and the advantage of Ilizarov device when treating the tibial plafond fractures described as difficult to manage.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed 10 cases of tibial plafond fractures treated with Ilizarov device form March 1996 to October 1999. If necessary, limited internal fixation was combined and the mean follow-up time was 11 months. The clinical and the radiological results were evaluated after operation.
RESULTS
The objective clinical results were classified as good (4 cases), fair (5 cases), and poor (1 case). The average union time was 13 weeks and there were ankle pain, wound infection and traumatic arthritis after opertion, but severe complications such as osteomyelitis and nonunion were not appeared.
CONCLUSION
For tibial plafond fractures, Ilizarov device minimize the soft tissue injury and combined limited internal fixation improve the result.
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The Comparison of the Using of Plate Fixation and Interlocldng IM Nailing in Humeral Shaft Fracture
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Myung Hwan Son, Byung Chul Kim, Nam Wook Kang, Min Yong Kim
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J Korean Soc Fract 2001;14(4):720-725. Published online October 31, 2001
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2001.14.4.720
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This study was to evaluate the results and the usefulness of the plate fixation and the interlocking IM nailing for the humeral shaft fractures.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We have reviewed thirty cases of humeral shaft fractures, which were treated with plate fixation in seventeen cases and interlocking IM nailing in thirteen cases in period of February 1993 to May 1999. The Russel-Taylor nails were used in all cases for interlocking IM nailing. The clinical and the radiological results were evaluated after operation.
RESULTS
The average union time was 14.5 weeks for the plate fixation and 15.2 weeks for the interlocking IM nail respectively. There were two cases of wound infection and one case of radial nerve injury for the plate fixation, and two cases of rotator cuff injury on the shoulder were found after the interlocking IM nailing.
CONCLUSION
Interlocking IM nailing is a relatively simple procedure with low rate of infection and radial nerve injury, but rotator cuff injury is a considerable problem after operation.
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