Triplane fractures of the distal tibia requiring open reduction and internal fixation
| Autor: | James A. Fernandes, T.W.D. Smith, N. Phillips, Stanley Jones, Mark J. Flowers, Farhan Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Osteosynthesis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Computed tomography Fixation (surgical) Fracture fixation Orthopedic surgery medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Internal fixation Radiology Tomography Tibia business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Injury. 34:293-298 |
| ISSN: | 0020-1383 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0020-1383(02)00099-2 |
| Popis: | Computed tomography (CT) of triplane fractures provides useful information not available on conventional radiographs. Knowledge of the size and position of displaced fragments, the location of the intra-articular fracture and any associated articular incongruency is useful when undertaking pre-operative planning.A postal survey of surgeons revealed only 38% always requested CT scans before undertaking open reduction and internal fixation of displaced triplane fractures. Examples of the usefulness of CT scans in pre-operative planning is presented in two cases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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