External skeletal fixation. Secondary indications
Fischer, D.A.
Instructional Course Lectures 33: 131-138
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-6895 PMID: 6546094 Document Number: 241175
In addition to open tibial fractures, external fixation has many other applications to the leg. By keeping the method in mind, the surgeon will find the occasional application in which external fixation may serve as a convenient, safe, and comfortable alternative method of treatment.
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