Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results

Volume: 28 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Atilla Parmaksizoglu
  • Okan Yalaman
  • Ufuk Ozkaya
  • Zafer Orhan
  • Nuzhet Yazıcı
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Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results

Abstract

57 open femoral fractures of 57 patients were treated with the application of external fixators in th~ Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic of Taksim State Hospital during 1988-1993. 42 of patients were male while the other 15 were female, and the mean age was 35 {17-62). The mean follow-up period was 19 months {930). Flexion contractures of varying degrees were observed in the knees of 23 of our patients. 23 of oui cases were comminuted open femoral fractures and 1 0 of them had malunion while the other 13 had shortening of 3 to 5 cm. 1 of our patients had infected nonunion and had to be reoperated. Chronic osteomyelitis were seen in 2 of our patients and 5 other had pin-track infections in the pins close to their knees. As a result, we think that the application of extemal fixators in the management of open femoral fractures should be Iimited because of high incidence of complications such as knee contractures common in distal 1/3 fractures of the femur, shortening and malunion in comminuted femoral fractures. it has been concluded that it shoİJldn't be used in Gustillo Type 1 and II fractures, and its use in Type III should be Iimited to 1hose cases who had been unsuccesfully treated with alternative methods.

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Atilla Parmaksizoglu This is me

Okan Yalaman This is me

Ufuk Ozkaya This is me

Zafer Orhan This is me

Nuzhet Yazıcı This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1994 Volume: 28 Number: 2

APA
Parmaksizoglu, A., Yalaman, O., Ozkaya, U., Orhan, Z., & Yazıcı, N. (2006). Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 28(2), 98-101. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463
AMA
1.Parmaksizoglu A, Yalaman O, Ozkaya U, Orhan Z, Yazıcı N. Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;28(2):98-101. doi:10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463
Chicago
Parmaksizoglu, Atilla, Okan Yalaman, Ufuk Ozkaya, Zafer Orhan, and Nuzhet Yazıcı. 2006. “Our Experience in the Management of Open Femoral Fractures With External Fixators and Our Results”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 28 (2): 98-101. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463.
EndNote
Parmaksizoglu A, Yalaman O, Ozkaya U, Orhan Z, Yazıcı N (September 1, 2006) Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 28 2 98–101.
IEEE
[1]A. Parmaksizoglu, O. Yalaman, U. Ozkaya, Z. Orhan, and N. Yazıcı, “Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 98–101, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463.
ISNAD
Parmaksizoglu, Atilla - Yalaman, Okan - Ozkaya, Ufuk - Orhan, Zafer - Yazıcı, Nuzhet. “Our Experience in the Management of Open Femoral Fractures With External Fixators and Our Results”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 28/2 (September 1, 2006): 98-101. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463.
JAMA
1.Parmaksizoglu A, Yalaman O, Ozkaya U, Orhan Z, Yazıcı N. Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;28:98–101.
MLA
Parmaksizoglu, Atilla, et al. “Our Experience in the Management of Open Femoral Fractures With External Fixators and Our Results”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 28, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 98-101, doi:10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463.
Vancouver
1.Atilla Parmaksizoglu, Okan Yalaman, Ufuk Ozkaya, Zafer Orhan, Nuzhet Yazıcı. Our experience in the management of open femoral fractures with external fixators and our results. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;28(2):98-101. doi:10.3944/aott.v28i2.1463