title: Application of sulcated half-ring external fixator for treating bone and joint injuries of burned lower extremities: a report of four cases.
abstract: Four patients with burned lower extremities complicated with severe bone and joint injuries were treated with sulcated half-ring external fixators. The results were satisfactory. This apparatus is simple, easy to handle and effective. Using this fixator, the burn wounds as well as the bone and joint injuries could be managed at the same time, without mutual interference. As it seems a desirable method for the management of such compound injuries, the advantages and disadvantages of this apparatus are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Burn Institute, Southewestern Hospital, Third Military Medical College of PLA, Chongqing, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery