Risselada M, Verleyen P, van Bree H, Verhoeven G
Department of Medical Imaging of Domestic Animals, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2007;20(2):131-5. doi: 10.1160/vcot-06-03-0027.
Metacarpal and metatarsal fractures in 11 patients were treated 'closed' with a specially designed External Skeletal Fixation (ESF) frame with a walking bar and traction applied to the digits. Mediolateral angulation had improved postoperatively in 10 of the 11 patients. Craniocaudal angulation had improved in eight patients and could not be evaluated in three due to ESF frame superimposition. At follow-up, eight patients had a good clinical function, whereas three patients were still slightly lame. Only minor ESF-related complications were seen (pin loosening, pin tract infection, cerclage wire breakage and bending of the frame), which resolved without intervention after frame removal.
11例掌骨和跖骨骨折患者采用一种专门设计的带有行走杆的外骨骼固定（ESF）架进行“闭合”治疗，并对指骨施加牵引。11例患者中有10例的内外侧成角在术后得到改善。8例患者的前后成角得到改善，3例因ESF架重叠无法评估。随访时，8例患者临床功能良好，而3例患者仍稍有跛行。仅观察到与ESF相关的轻微并发症（钢针松动、针道感染、环扎钢丝断裂和支架弯曲），去除支架后未经干预即自行缓解。
