Background: The current study aimed at determining the clinical effectiveness and safety of Ilizarov external fixation on the treatment of femoral supracondylar fracture. Methods: The current retrospective case series study was conducted on patients with femoral supracondylar fracture. The patients were treated by Ilizarov technique and followed up for 1 - 6 years. The complication rate was determined by knee society score (KSS) and functional knee score (FKS). Results: Most of the 47 assessed patients were in the age range of 31 - 40 years (38.3%) and 83% of them were male. Average fixation time was 4.82 ± 0.96 months (range three to seven months); 40 cases (84.5%) until five months and all patients until seven months post-operation achieved complete union without major complications. The mean range of extension lack and flexion of the knee at the final follow-up were 1.91 ± 3.54 and 121.17 ± 14.45 degrees, respectively. The means of KSS and FKS at final follow-up were 90.8 ± 7.2 and 90.57 ± 8.16, respectively. Although superficial pin-tract infection was observed in 28 pin sites (59.6%), no patient developed deep infection or osteomyelitis. Conclusions: The Ilizarov fixative technique can be used as an effective and available method with low complications to treat severe femoral supracondylar fractures.
Mardani-Kivi,M , Karimi Mobarakeh,M and Azari,Z . (2018). Ilizarov Fixator in Femoral Supracondylar Fractures: A Case Series with 1 - 6 - Year Follow-up. (e100162). Trauma Monthly, 23(4), e100162 doi: 10.5812/traumamon.58433
MLA
Mardani-Kivi,M , , Karimi Mobarakeh,M , and Azari,Z . "Ilizarov Fixator in Femoral Supracondylar Fractures: A Case Series with 1 - 6 - Year Follow-up" .e100162 , Trauma Monthly, 23, 4, 2018, e100162. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.58433
HARVARD
Mardani-Kivi M, Karimi Mobarakeh M, Azari Z. (2018). 'Ilizarov Fixator in Femoral Supracondylar Fractures: A Case Series with 1 - 6 - Year Follow-up', Trauma Monthly, 23(4), e100162. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.58433
CHICAGO
M Mardani-Kivi, M Karimi Mobarakeh and Z Azari, "Ilizarov Fixator in Femoral Supracondylar Fractures: A Case Series with 1 - 6 - Year Follow-up," Trauma Monthly, 23 4 (2018): e100162, doi: 10.5812/traumamon.58433
VANCOUVER
Mardani-Kivi M, Karimi Mobarakeh M, Azari Z. Ilizarov Fixator in Femoral Supracondylar Fractures: A Case Series with 1 - 6 - Year Follow-up. Trauma Mon. 2018;23(4):e100162. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.58433