Austin R T
Injury. 1981 Jul;13(1):10-22. doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(81)90084-x.
A prospective series of 145 fractures of the tibia was treated with the Sarmiento below-knee functional cast between 1973 and 1979. In only 3 patients was it not possible to use the cast for reasons connected with the method. The cast was applied in 88 per cent of cases within 4 weeks of injury. Control of angulatory deformity and shortening was satisfactory and the results approach those reported by Sarmiento. The results regarding the speed of healing also stand comparison with Sarmiento's but difficulties inherent in the interpretation of these results are discussed. The PTB cast has been found to be an effective and safe method for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures.
1973年至1979年间,对145例胫骨骨折患者采用Sarmiento膝下功能石膏进行前瞻性系列治疗。仅3例患者因与该方法相关的原因无法使用石膏。88%的病例在受伤后4周内应用了石膏。对成角畸形和短缩的控制效果令人满意,结果接近Sarmiento报道的结果。愈合速度方面的结果也可与Sarmiento的结果相媲美,但也讨论了这些结果解释中固有的困难。已发现PTB石膏是治疗胫骨干骨折的一种有效且安全的方法。