An Overview of Internal and External Fixation Methods for the Diabetic Charcot Foot and Ankle

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal L. Ramanujam ◽  
Thomas Zgonis
Keyword(s):  
External Fixation ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Charcot Foot ◽  
Fixation Methods

Limb Salvage in Charcot Foot and Ankle Osteomyelitis: Combined Use Single Stage/Double Stage of Arthrodesis and External Fixation

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1065-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Dalla Paola ◽  
Tanja Ceccacci ◽  
Sasa Ninkovic ◽  
Sara Sorgentone ◽  
Maria Grazia Marinescu
Keyword(s):  
External Fixation ◽  
Limb Salvage ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Charcot Foot ◽  
Combined Use

Outcome After Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction Using Circular External Fixation

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1027-1032 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.F. Elomrani ◽  
A.G. Kasis ◽  
J.E. Tis ◽  
M. Saleh
Keyword(s):  
External Fixation ◽  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Infected Nonunion ◽  
Fixation Methods ◽  
Age At Surgery ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time

Background: External fixation is the method of choice for correction of chronic severe foot and ankle deformities. We report our experience and outcomes of circular external fixation. Methods: Fifty-five patients (60 feet) were treated with circular external fixation. The mean age at surgery was 36 (range 16 to 65) years. The mean followup was 4.4 (range 1 to 10) years. The mean time spent in external fixation was 2.1 (range 1 to 12) months. Results: There were six excellent, 35 good, eight fair, and six poor results, five of which had below knee amputations. All the patients who had an amputation were treated for infected nonunion of the ankle. Conclusion: Circular external fixation was found to be an effective method for treating a variety of complex foot and ankle problems. The complications were more common in patients with infected nonunions.

Surgical Management of Charcot Deformity for the Foot and Ankle—Radiologic Outcome After Internal/External Fixation

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ettinger ◽  
Christian Plaass ◽  
Leif Claassen ◽  
Christina Stukenborg-Colsman ◽  
Daiwei Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
External Fixation ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Foot And Ankle

Erratum to “External Fixation for the Foot and Ankle in Children”

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-486
Author(s):  
Bradley M. Lamm ◽  
Shawn C. Standard ◽  
Ian J. Galley ◽  
John E. Herzenberg ◽  
Dror Paley
Keyword(s):  
External Fixation ◽  
Foot And Ankle

Methyl methacrylate in external fixation of supracondylar humerus fractures: An experimental study

2018 ◽  
Vol 232 (10) ◽  
pp. 1025-1029
Author(s):  
Ali Güleç ◽  
Mehmet Ali Acar ◽  
Bahattin Kerem Aydin ◽  
Teyfik Demir ◽  
Mustafa Özkaya
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
External Fixation ◽  
External Fixator ◽  
External Fixators ◽  
Three Point Bending ◽  
Fixation Methods ◽  
Supracondylar Humerus Fractures ◽  
Methacrylate Group ◽  
Humerus Fractures ◽  
K Wires

Supracondylar humerus fractures are common fractures around the elbow. Open fractures, comminuted metaphyseal fractures and also fractures with bone loss may need to be treated with external fixators. The aim of this study is to compare two different external fixators, tubular external fixators and polymethyl methacrylate with K wires external fixators, with regard to stiffness and stability for metaphyseal-diaphyseal osteotomies of distal humerus close to the joint. Six matched pairs (24 specimens) of second-generation sawbone humerus were prepared in a standard fashion to create a metaphyseal fracture, 5 cm proximal to the distal joint line of humerus and were randomly divided into two groups of 12 specimens each. Each sawbone humerus was osteotomized transversely at the mid-olecranon fossa with a 2-mm oscillating saw to simulate a Gartland type III fracture. The osteotomy was then reduced and stabilized using two different external fixation methods: carbon tubular external fixator with Schanz screws and methyl methacrylate with multiple K wires. Three-point bending and torsion tests were performed on the specimens. Bending and torsional stiffness of specimens were obtained for the fixation methods. According to the results of the study, the methyl methacrylate group has provided higher stiffness than classical tubular fixator with Schanz screws in three-point bending test (7.79 ± 2.33 N/mm vs 3.78 ± 1.18 N/mm, p = 0.006). The methyl methacrylate group also showed better stiffness in torsion test (0.12 ± 0.042 N m/° vs 0.067 ± 0.013 N m/°, p = 0.02). We determined for the first time in literature that external fixation with methyl methacrylate was significantly superior to the classical tubular external fixator with Schanz screws with regard to stiffness and stability under three-point bending and torsional loads. Moreover, methyl methacrylate is inexpensive and easily applied.

Safety of Tibial Half Pins with Circular External Fixation for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole K. Cates ◽  
John D. Miller ◽  
Shirley Chen ◽  
Vineela M. Ayyagari ◽  
Nathan N. O'Hara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
External Fixation ◽  
Foot And Ankle
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