Long-term results of treatment of Gustilo-Anderson type 3A-B tibia fractures due to combat-related high-energy ballistic injuries treated with external circular fixator: Experience of the Military Medical Academy.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the longterm outcomes of open tibia fractures treated using the Ilizarov external circular fixation (ECF) technique in the Military Medical Academy.

Patients And Methods: Between January 1992 and December 2011, a total of 134 male military personnel (median age: 22.5 years; range, 18 to 36 years) with Gustilo-Anderson type 3 open tibia fractures treated with ECF were retrospectively analyzed.

Radiation exposure during proximal femoral nailing: Traction table versus conventional table.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare radiation exposure of the patient during the closed reduction and proximal femoral nailing (PFN) of the trochanteric region fractures of the proximal femur using a traction table (TT) or a radiolucent table (RT) in the supine position.

Patients And Methods: Between June 2019 and December 2020, the study included 42 patients (19 males, 23 females; mean age: 81.2±9.