Monoplanar external fixator callostasis as an alternative treatment for adult chronic osteomielitis

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  • Erika Alejandra Rojas Galeán Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreño. Caracas, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0120-8845(15)30003-1

Keywords:

callostasis, transporte óseo, alargamiento de extremidades inferiores, nivel de evidencia: III

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the effectiveness of callostasis with monoplanar external fixator in patients with osteomyelitis.
Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2010 to July 2011. An ostectomy of the infected segment was performed with subsequent placement of external fixator to stimulate callostasis.
Results: There were 16 patients included in the cohort, with a mean age of 33.7 years; 87.5% were male; 4 femurs and 12 tibias were surgically treated. The consolidation was complete in 87.5% of patients.
Discussion: Callostasis and bone transport with monoplanar external Þ xator is an effective method to surgically resolve chronic osteomyelitis of long bones diaphysis

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Author Biography

Erika Alejandra Rojas Galeán, Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreño. Caracas, Venezuela

Hospital Miguel Pérez Carreño, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

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2014-03-20

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Rojas Galeán EA. Monoplanar external fixator callostasis as an alternative treatment for adult chronic osteomielitis. Rev. Colomb. Ortop. Traumatol. [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 20 [cited 2025 May 11];28(1):9-12. Available from: https://revistasccotorg.biteca.online/index.php/rccot/article/view/454

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