Authors : Sathish Kumar Thangamani, Guruprasath Arunagiri, Prabhakaran Rajendran, Madhan Kumar Chinnadurai, Tholgapiyan Thirumeni
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijos.2022.022
Volume : 8
Issue : 2
Year : 2022
Page No : 124-130
Background: Tibial plateau fractures consists of 1% of all fractures. The goals in management of such fractures are anatomical reduction and maintaining joint congruity,stable fixation of fracture fragments, restoration of joint alignment with minimal soft tissue dissection and early mobilization.
Aim and Objective: The purpose of the study is to highlight the technique and assess the utility and functional outcome of hybrid external fixation in periarticular fractures of tibia.
Methodology: A prospective study to determine the functional and radiological outcome of hybrid external fixation in management of periarticular fractures of proximal tibia which included both open (Gustilo Anderson IIIA &B) and closed injuries(Shatzker 5 &6) at our institution.
Results: 81 patients with 36 months follow up showed excelled and good outcome in 88% with Rasmussen’s knee score using hybrid external fixator as primary modality of treatment with less than 20% of cases requiring additional procedures and all cases united and there was no case of non union.
Conclusion: The hybrid external fixator provides proper osseous stability without compromising the soft tissue and allows early mobilization which results in good functional outcome.
Keywords: Hybrid external fixator, Proximal tibia fractures.