Fracture fixation new implant design remains the most commonly performed orthopedic surgery. Despite the good expertise and operation theatre accessories, certain fractures pose a challenge. To the treating orthopedician by their mere location and anatomy. Conventionally, with older design implants the surgeon was never sure of fixation. Thereby meaning prolonged periods in plaster and delayed mobilization of adjacent joints, all producing poor results.
In today’s era, thankfully newer implants are available which are specially design to address these concerns. They are individual to a particular bone and to a fracture pattern. Such implants help and assure the surgeon. Allowing accurate anatomical reduction of fractures and stability of construct.
The patient can be sent for rehabilitation early and stiffness of joints is markedly less. Despite the good expertise and operation theatre accessories, certain fractures pose a challenge. To the treating orthopedician by their mere location and anatomy.
CASE OF FRACTURE FIXATION NEW IMPLANT DESIGN
Presented here is case of a young 21 yr. old female who had a sports injury- fracture in gym. X-rays showed fracture of lower part of left arm. This fracture presented two challenges: one it was very close to the elbow joint. Secondly, the fracture line was very long going almost upto mid arm. Conventionally this fracture would have required two plates and massive damage to soft tissues around the fracture. Despite using 2 plates, stability could have been a concern.
Conventionally, with older design implants the surgeon was never sure of fixation. Thereby meaning prolonged periods in plaster and delayed mobilization of adjacent joints. All producing poor results.Being a young female, she wanted good function of her adjoining joints to allow her to continue her gym after fracture healing. Therefore a new design implant was used, wherein a single plate helped in stable fixation of fracture and the elbow was mobilized next day after surgery.