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Closed external fixation

Closed external fixation has been studied in 1 paper since 2022: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Jan 7, 2022: “Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fracture with closed external fixation in high-risk geriatric patients: can it be the most reliable method that reduces mortality to minimum compared to proximal femoral nail and hemiarthroplasty?”.

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“overall mortality and blood product transfusion amount were significantly lower in the EF group compared to other treatment methods”
Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fracture with closed external fixation in high-risk geriatric patients: can it be the most reliable method that reduces mortality to minimum compared to proximal femoral nail and hemiarthroplasty?Medicine2022doi:10.1097/md.0000000000028369

None of its findings points the other way.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

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What did studies of Closed external fixation find?

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Studies of Closed external fixation measured 4 outcomes; the most studied are blood product transfusion amount (1 study), postoperative hospital stay (1) and duration of operation (1).

Blood product transfusion amount

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1 study

  1. Closed external fixation decreases blood product transfusion amount in humans.

    “blood product transfusion amount were significantly lower in the EF group compared to other treatment methods”

    Human trialhigh anesthetic risk (ASA III-IV)n = 167

    Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fracture with closed external fixation in high-risk geriatric patients: can it be the most reliable method that reduces mortality to minimum compared to proximal femoral nail and hemiarthroplasty?

    Medicine

Postoperative hospital stay

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1 study

  1. Closed external fixation decreases postoperative hospital stay in humans.

    “postoperative hospital stay, overall mortality and blood product transfusion amount were significantly lower in the EF group compared to other treatment methods”

    Human trialhigh anesthetic risk (ASA III-IV)n = 167

    Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fracture with closed external fixation in high-risk geriatric patients: can it be the most reliable method that reduces mortality to minimum compared to proximal femoral nail and hemiarthroplasty?

    Medicine

Duration of operation

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Closed external fixation decreases duration of operation in humans.

    “mean duration of operation, postoperative hospital stay, overall mortality and blood product transfusion amount were significantly lower in the EF group compared to other treatment methods”

    Human trialhigh anesthetic risk (ASA III-IV)n = 167

    Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fracture with closed external fixation in high-risk geriatric patients: can it be the most reliable method that reduces mortality to minimum compared to proximal femoral nail and hemiarthroplasty?

    Medicine

Mortality

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Closed external fixation decreases mortality in humans.

    “overall mortality and blood product transfusion amount were significantly lower in the EF group compared to other treatment methods”

    Human trialhigh anesthetic risk (ASA III-IV)n = 167

    Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fracture with closed external fixation in high-risk geriatric patients: can it be the most reliable method that reduces mortality to minimum compared to proximal femoral nail and hemiarthroplasty?

    Medicine

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