Background: A variety of treatment modalities are available for fracture of distal radius. However, there is a lack of consensus on the preferred treatment in these cases. Aims: To compare the different methods for the treatment fracture of distal part of the radius based on the outcome at the end of treatment. Methods: Analysis of cases with fracture of distal radius treated at our centre over...

Patients infected with HIV presenting with an open fracture of a long bone are difficult to manage. There is an unacceptably high rate of post-operative infection after internal fixation. There are no published data on the use of external fixation in such patients. We compared the rates of pin-track infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients presenting with an open fracture. There were...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to analyze the use of temporary external fixation within the perspective of a damage control orthopedics attitude in the management of battlefield extremity injuries. HYPOTHESIS Damage control orthopaedics (DCO) is a valuable treatment option for easy and rapid limb fracture stabilization in an unfavorable surgical environment. METHODS Sixteen Fren...