title: Alternative external fixation for open fractures of the lower leg.
abstract: A locally made cheap external skeletal fixator using wood and its use in seven patients with an open fracture of the lower leg together with soft-tissue injury are described. The application of the external fixator in such fractures is a good example of appropriate technology and facilitates the daily hygienic nursing care of wounds.
authors.affiliation: Ndala Hospital, Tanzania.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Jongen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012423:Rural Health; D013165:Splints; D013636:Tanzania; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D014934:Wood; D014945:Wound Healing