title: [Open tibial fractures - The series of clermont-ferrand].
abstract: The authors report a series of 9 cases over the period 1981-1992.Debridement was achieved in a single procedure in 44.5% of the cases, in 2 procedures in 33.3%, in more than 2 procedures in 22.2%. The closure of the wound was achieved by secondary sature in 77.8% of the cases and by a muscule flap in 22.2%. The fixation of the fracture was performed by an external fixator in all cases.Primary consolidation was obtained in 44.4% of the cases. A tibiofibular graft was needed in 4 cases.The mean time to consolidation was 23 months.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthopédie et Traumatologie II, Hôpital G. Montpied, BP 69, F-63003, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lescure
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toledano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terver