European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Early stabilization of open fractures provides many benefits to the injured patient. It protects the soft tissues around the zone of injury by preventing further damage from mobile fracture fragments. It restores length, alignment, and rotation. All patients attending the orthopedic out-patient department and casualty of medical college and hospital with complaints of an open fracture grade II, IIIA, IIIB and meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will be selected for the study. A written informed consent will be obtained from selected patients. Result was considered excellent in patients with full rom, and with no evidence of any complications. Result was considered good in patients with near to full rom, with no complications Result was considered fair in patients with restricted rom, with complications like infection and delayed union Result was considered poor in patients with non-union