| Title |
Does Lengthening and Then Plating (LAP) Shorten Duration of External Fixation?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11999-011-2178-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ryhor Harbacheuski, Austin T. Fragomen, Robert S. Rozbruch |
| Abstract |
Classic bone lengthening requires patients wear external fixation for the distraction and consolidation phases and there is fracture risk after frame removal. Our technique of lengthening with the Taylor Spatial Frame(TM) and then insertion of a locked plate allows earlier removal of the external fixator during consolidation. Plate insertion is accomplished through a clean pin-free zone avoiding contamination and before frame removal maintaining bone position. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 45 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 26% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 9 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 59% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 12 | 26% |