title: A recent development in the treatment of severe compound fractures.
abstract: The Wagner leg lengthening device has recently been used successfully as an external fixation device in the stabilization of severe compound fractures. Fixation is rigid, yet adjustable, it does not interfere with the fracture site, and it allows clear access to wounds.
mesh_terms: D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*