The Rancho mounting technique for the Ilizarov method. A preliminary report

To improve implant tolerance and muscle function associated with circular external fixation, the authors substituted divergent titanium pins for the tensioned steel wires used to mount the Ilizarov apparatus on a limb. The first ten patients treated with half-pins were compared to the last ten patie...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1992-07, Vol.280 (280), p.104-116
Hauptverfasser: Green, S A, Harris, N L, Wall, D M, Ishkanian, J, Marinow, H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:To improve implant tolerance and muscle function associated with circular external fixation, the authors substituted divergent titanium pins for the tensioned steel wires used to mount the Ilizarov apparatus on a limb. The first ten patients treated with half-pins were compared to the last ten patients managed with tensioned wires. While the conditions were not exactly comparable, the half-pin group showed improvement over the wire group in categories including time in fixation, implant-site sepsis, range of joint motion, pain medication requirements, and ambulatory capacity. Half-pin mountings require special techniques for a successful application.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-199207000-00013