Padhi Nihar R, Padhi Poonam
Department of Orthopaedics, Padhar Hospital, Betul, MP, India.
Injury. 2007 Feb;38(2):150-9. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.08.053. Epub 2006 Dec 1.
To determine the cost-effectiveness of external in comparison with internal fixation of tibial fractures in rural India.
A retrospective study of 41 patients with open tibial fractures and 1 with infected non-union, treated with tubular external fixators.
The average cost to the patient of an external fixator was approximately Rs 600 (or US $12), which compares very favourably with costs of internal fixation of similar effectiveness.
In rural India, the use of locally made external fixators for primary and definitive treatment of open tibial fractures is cost effective.
确定在印度农村地区，胫骨干骨折采用外固定与内固定相比的成本效益。
对41例开放性胫骨干骨折患者及1例感染性骨不连患者进行回顾性研究，这些患者均采用管型外固定器治疗。
外固定器对患者的平均成本约为600卢比（或12美元），与具有相似疗效的内固定成本相比非常有利。
在印度农村地区，使用本地制造的外固定器对开放性胫骨干骨折进行一期和确定性治疗具有成本效益。
