Unstable distal radius fractures: Internal vs. external fixation complications and outcome

Int Orthop. 2011 Sep;35(9):1333-41. doi: 10.1007/s00264-011-1300-0. Epub 2011 Jun 23

Reduced infection & mal-/non-union with IMN vs. external fixation for open tibial fracture

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2016 Apr;11(1):1-4

Distal Radius Fracture: Better shot-term outcomes with dynamic vs static external fixation

Injury. 2012 Jul;43(7):1006-13. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.11.018. Epub 2011 Dec 16

ORIF for distal radius fractures may improve function vs. external fixation

Injury. 2013 Jan 5. pii: S0020-1383(12)00536-0. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.12.003

Efficacy of volar plating vs. external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures

J Surg Res. 2015 Jan;193(1):324-33.

ORIF with volar locking plates provide better functional outcome than external fixation

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2013 Aug;8(2):67-75. doi: 10.1007/s11751-013-0169-4. Epub 2013 Jul 28

Comparison between ORIF & combined internal/external fixation for tibial plafond fracture

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Jul-Aug;54(4):646-51.

COA: Mixed findings for ORIF vs external fixation in patients with distal radius fractures

OTA: Open reduction with plate fixation for the treatment of distal radius fractures

Distal radial fractures: ORIF and external fixation provide similar grip strength and ROM

Acta Orthop. 2011 Oct;82(5):610-3. Epub 2011 Sep 6

Syndesmotic screw fixation vs. no fixation in supination-external rotation ankle fractures

Foot Ankle Int. 2014 Oct;35(10):988-95.

Surgical treatment of distal radius fractures: Internal fixation versus external fixation

Acta Orthop. 2013 Jun;84(3):286-91. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2013.792029. Epub 2013 Apr 18

Plate fixation superior to pin fixation for intra-articular distal radius fracture

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jan;90(1):16-22

Unstable distal radial fractures managed with external fixation require fewer reoperations

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Sep;90(9):1214-21

OTA 2020: Higher Risk of Major Limb Complication with Modern Ring Fixation vs Internal Fixation

External fixation vs dynamic hip screw for intertrochanteric fracture in high-risk elderly

Injury. 2014 Mar;45(3):568-72. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.11.020.

Volar locking plates vs. external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures

J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Aug;38(8):1469-76

External fixation vs. sliding hip screw for trochanteric hip fracture in Nepal

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Oct;88(10):1347-50.

External fixation vs. dynamic hip screw for pertrochanteric fractures in osteoporotic bone

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Apr;87(4):753-9

AAHS 2015: Volar locking plates vs external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures