title: [Multiple fractures of the lower extremities].
abstract: Between Jan 1st 1978 and June 30th 1981 we treated 98 patients with multiple fractures of the lower extremities. Of a total of 260 fractures 86,2% were operated following the rule of primary definitive treatment. The postraumatic osteomyelitis rated 8,2%; the lethality was 16,3% due to other concomitant injuries of polytraumatized patients. The different patterns of fractures required individual operative-planning. Since in patients with multiple fractures of the lower limbs mobilisation is difficult, early operation to achieve training-stability proved to be valuable.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Mehrfachfrakturen der unteren Extremität.