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- Title
An innovative compression-clamp for open contaminated fractures of patella: a short report of five cases.
- Authors
Kundu, Z. S.; Sangwan, S. S.; Marya, K. M.; Yadav, V.
- Abstract
Five patients with open contaminated fractures of the patella were managed using an indigenously designed external clamp cum compressor. All had an infected lacerated wound at the fracture site, and one had open exposed knee joint (Gustilo grade IIIB open fracture). These patients reported after 3-7 days of injury. The wounds were thoroughly washed and débrided and the clamp cum compressor was applied. They were encouraged to do active knee movements immediately post-operatively. The wounds healed within 3-4 weeks, and the fractures united within 10-16 weeks. Good functional results were achieved in four of the five.
- Subjects
BONE fractures; STIFLE joint; JOINTS (Anatomy); HEALING; PATIENTS; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2003, Vol 11, Issue 3, p145
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-003-0345-z