title: External skeletal fixation. Secondary indications.
abstract: In addition to open tibial fractures, external fixation has many other applications to the leg. By keeping the method in mind, the surgeon will find the occasional application in which external fixation may serve as a convenient, safe, and comfortable alternative method of treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods; D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods