FIXATION METHODS IN CONTAMINATED WOUNDS AND MASSIVE CRUSH INJURIES OFTHE FOREARM

Authors
SHEA KG FERNANDEZ DL CASILLAS M
Citation
Kg. Shea et al., FIXATION METHODS IN CONTAMINATED WOUNDS AND MASSIVE CRUSH INJURIES OFTHE FOREARM, Hand clinics, 13(4), 1997, pp. 737
Citations number
39
Journal title
Hand clinics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07490712
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-0712(1997)13:4<737:FMICWA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
This article presents a critical review of the current Literature on t he stabilization methods of severe open fractures or crush injuries of the forearm. Due to the complexity of the problem, the advantages and disadvantages of the different fixation methods are presented in orde r to provide the reader with a combination of possibilities for timing and decisionmaking when confronted with such fractures in clinical pr actice.