title: Small fragment locking plate as provisional internal fixation in severe open both-bone forearm fractures.
abstract: A technique using a locking small fragment plate as a temporary internal external fixator for severe open both-bone forearm fractures is described, along with case examples.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: courtney.grimsrud@unmc.edu.
authors: Courtney
authors: C
authors: Grimsrud
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors: Justin
authors: J
authors: Siebler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Internal external fixation; locking plate; open fracture