Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo)
October 2024
Introduction: Indications for provisional external fixation prior to the definitive treatment of fractures are associated with the control of local and systemic damage and the impossibility of definitive osteosynthesis in the emergency.
Objective: To identify complications associated with external fixation prior to definitive internal osteosynthesis.
Methods: This is a comparative, prospective study (Level II).