Citation

Schäfer K, Dittmer H, Hamperl WD, List M. Aktuelle Traumatol. 1983; 13(2): 65-71.

Vernacular Title

Mehrfachfrakturen der unteren Extremitat.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6135315

Abstract

Between Jan 1st 1978 and June 30th 1981 we treated 98 patients with multiple fractures of the lower extremities. Of a total of 260 fractures 86,2% were operated following the rule of primary definitive treatment. The postraumatic osteomyelitis rated 8,2%; the lethality was 16,3% due to other concomitant injuries of polytraumatized patients. The different patterns of fractures required individual operative-planning. Since in patients with multiple fractures of the lower limbs mobilisation is difficult, early operation to achieve training-stability proved to be valuable.

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