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Ilizarov external fixation vs. intramedullary nailing as treatment for tibial fractures
August 2014
Ilizarov external fixation vs. intramedullary nailing as treatment for tibial fractures
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Ilizarov external fixation or locked intramedullary nailing in diaphyseal tibial fractures: a randomized, prospective study of 58 consecutive patients
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 Jun;134(6):793-802Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
58 patients, between the ages of 18 and 75, with isolated displaced tibial shaft fractures, were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 groups to compare the efficacy of circular Ilizarov external fixator to intramedullary nailing for the fixation of tibial diaphyseal fractures. Upon study completion, healing analysis indicated that fractures in both groups healed radiographically by 12 week follow up; how...
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