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Journal Article
Standards for external fixation application: national survey under the auspices of the German Trauma Society
2019
Overview
Introduction
External fixation is widely accepted as a provisional or sometimes definitive treatment for long-bone fractures. Indications include but are not limited to damage control surgery in poly-traumatized patients as well as provisional bridging to definite treatment with soft tissue at risk. As little is known about surgeon’s habits in applying this treatment strategy, we performed a national survey.
Methods
We utilized the member database of the German Trauma Society (DGU). The questionnaire encompassed 15 questions that addresses topics including participants’ position, experience, workplace, and questions regarding specifics of external fixation application in different anatomical regions. Furthermore, we compared differences between trauma centre levels and surgeon-related factors.
Results
The participants predominantly worked in level 1 trauma centres (42.7%) and were employed as attendings (54.7%). There was widespread consensus for planning and intra-operative radiographical control of external fixation. Surgeons appointed at a level I trauma centre preferred significantly more often supra-acetabular pin placement in external fixation of the pelvis rather than the utilization of iliac pins (75.8%,
p
= 0.0001). Moreover, they were more likely to favor a mini-open approach to insert humeral pins (42.4%,
p
= 0.003). Overall, blunt dissection and mini-open approaches seemed equally popular (38.2 and 34.1%). Department chairmen indicated more often than their colleagues to follow written pin-care protocols for minimization of infection (16.7%,
p
= 0.003).
Conclusion
Despite the fact that external fixation usage is widespread and well established among trauma surgeons in Germany, there are substantial differences in the method of application.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V
Subject
/ External Fixators - standards
/ Fracture Fixation - instrumentation
/ Fracture Fixation - standards
/ Fracture Fixation - statistics & numerical data
/ Fractures, Bone - complications
/ Fractures, Bone - epidemiology
/ Humans
/ Injuries
/ Medicine
/ Multiple Trauma - complications
/ Multiple Trauma - epidemiology
/ Obesity
/ Pelvis
/ Surgeons
/ Trauma
