The management of tibial fracture non-union using the Taylor Spatial Frame

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• 作者：A. Khunda^a ; ^{aiman.khunda@doctors.org.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; M. Al-Maiyah^b ; W.G.P. Eardley^b ; R. Montgomery^b
• 关键词：Tibial fractures ; Ilizarov method ; Health care costs ; Treatment outcome ; Ununited fractures ; Taylor Spatial Frame
• 刊名：Journal of Orthopaedics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：13
• 期：4
• 页码：360-363
• 全文大小：258 K

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We reviewed 40 complex tibial non-unions treated with Taylor Spatial Frames. 39 healed successfully. Using the ASAMI scoring, we obtained 33 excellent, 5 good, 1 fair and 1 poor bone results. The functional results were excellent in 29 patients, good in 8, fair in two and poor in one. Mean patient satisfaction score was 95%. All but one patient would have the same treatment again. 28 of the 36 patients in work when injured, returned to work at the time of their final review. Four patients had an adverse event requiring significant intervention. Average treatment cost was approximately £26,000/patient.