title: Supercutaneous plating: use of a locking compression plate as an external fixator.
abstract: Low-profile rigid external fixation can be a helpful adjunct in complex posttraumatic cases as part of a staged reconstructive effort. The successful use of plates as low-profile external fixators has been described previously by our institution. The locking compression plates have been advocated as internal-external fixators, given their angular stable screw fixation. These properties also make them good candidates for external plate fixation; we call this technique "supercutaneous plating."
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p.kloen@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kloen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium