Allerton K E, Miles A E
S Afr Med J. 1981 Sep 26;60(13):496-501.
The results of an 18-month prospective clinical trial of external fixation in the management of open tibial fractures at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, are reported. Liaison with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cape Town has resulted in the development of significant improvements on the methods previously described. The value of external fixation in the management of tibial fractures is confirmed; problems encountered with this particular method are described.
本文报告了在开普敦格罗特舒尔医院进行的一项为期18个月的开放性胫骨骨折外固定前瞻性临床试验结果。与开普敦大学机械工程系的合作带来了对先前所述方法的重大改进。外固定在胫骨骨折治疗中的价值得到了证实；文中描述了这种特殊方法所遇到的问题。
