2022
DOI: 10.36740/wlek202204110
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Long-Term Results of Treating Patients With Open Fractures of Low-Leg Bones

Abstract: The aim: To analyse long-term results of treating patients with open fractures of low-leg bones within a specific time period and to describe concomitant problems. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was carried out to evaluate the results of the final treatment of patients after one year and after five years. Patients were divided into two groups. Group I included 47 (61.84%) patients for whom the treatment method was changed from external fixation to internal fixation. Group II included 29 (38.16%) … Show more

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“…Bone fractures are classified as open or closed. A closed fracture occurs when the bone breaks, but the skin remains intact; open fractures, also called compound fractures, occur when a broken bone penetrates the skin ( 8 ). Fractures occur when more force is applied to a bone than the bone can withstand, and the amount and type of force affects the type of fracture and the difficulty of repairing bone structure.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bone fractures are classified as open or closed. A closed fracture occurs when the bone breaks, but the skin remains intact; open fractures, also called compound fractures, occur when a broken bone penetrates the skin ( 8 ). Fractures occur when more force is applied to a bone than the bone can withstand, and the amount and type of force affects the type of fracture and the difficulty of repairing bone structure.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%