title: Circular external fixation for the midshaft and distal tibial fractures: a report on healing times.
abstract: Circular external fixation for the treatment of any tibio-fibular fracture should be taken into consideration as a versatile, minimally invasive technique. Patients should be given this option (when indicated) as one of their fixation alternatives. The healing times we reported are comparable to IM nailing healing times in the mentioned article. Further studies with outcome scores, complications, and long-term outcomes are necessary for circular external fixation in the treatment of tibial fractures.
authors.affiliation: Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, FL 33016, USA. drluismarin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caban
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing