Bicondylar tibial fractures: Internal or external fixation?
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Comparison of outcomes of operatively treated bicondylar tibial plateau fractures by external fixation and internal fixation.
ABSTRACT The outcome of bicondylar tibial plateau fractures treated with either external fixation (35 patients) or internal fixation (24 patients) was reviewed. Outcome measures included the Rasmussen score, clinical complications, development of osteoarthritis and the requirement for total knee replacement (TKR). Twenty-two (92%) anatomical reductions were achieved in the internal fixation gro...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0019-5413
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.77130