title: [Percutaneous Goetze cerclage in torsion fractures of the tibia. A computer-assisted follow-up of 186 cases].
abstract: 186 lower leg torsional fractures treated via percutaneous cerclage wiring (Götze's method) yielded good to very good final results. There were no intraoperative complications such as lesions of the vessels and nerves. The number of refractures (1.61%), the incidence of delayed healing (4.3%), infections (3.23%) and misalignments (6.9%) are all comparable with data that can be found in the literature. No pseudoarthroses were seen. Besides low rate of complications and the rapidity of the procedure, the simplicity and low cost of the required instrumentarium are also very attractive. The fact that the patients remain in the hospital for a short while only, is yet another contribution to keeping the cost of general health care low in these times of exploding expenditure for medical attendance.
authors.affiliation: Unfallabteilung des A. O. Bezirkskrankenhauses Schwaz/Tirol.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Habernek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dengg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orthner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Perkutane Goetze-Cerclage bei Unterschenkel-drehbrüchen. Eine computerunterstützte Nachuntersuchung von 186 Fällen.