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Adjustable Stiffness, External Fixator for the Rat Femur Osteotomy and Segmental Bone Defect Models
Published on: October 9, 2014
A user-friendly method of pin site management for external fixators
Paul Dayton1, Dustin B Prins, Nathan Hensley
1Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501, USA. daytonp@ihs.org
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Pin tract inflammation and/or infection are common with the use of external fixation devices. Pin sites need to be managed to help prevent complications. There are a variety of regimens proposed for pin care in the literature. The authors present an efficient and simplified approach for addressing pin care protocol using cord locks with the use of compression sponges for external fixation devices. This method obviates the need for extensive bandaging and makes pin care easy for the patient to carry out. A brief review of the current evidence on pin care is presented, and an evidence-based pin care protocol is presented.
Level Of Evidence:
Therapeutic, Level V.
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