Original scientific paper
TilE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOTIIERAPY OF TilE WAR WOUNDED WITII EXTERNAL FIXATOR
M. BABIĆ
; Specijalna klinička ortopedska bolnica Lovran
S. KOŽIĆ
; Specijalna klinička ortopedska bolnica Lovran
B. NEMEC
; Specijalna klinička ortopedska bolnica Lovran
D. TORER
; Specijalna klinička ortopedska bolnica Lovran
T. BASANIĆ
; Specijalna klinička ortopedska bolnica Lovran
Abstract
In the Special orthopedic hospital Lovran in the period from August 1991 to
February 1993 were cured six hunderd wounded in the war against Croatia.
In the case of seventyeight of the wounded was applied a extemal fixator for the stabilisation of fractures.
Some of wounded were accepted in our Clinic by an already applied external
fixator, by some we have changed the apparatus. By some of them was it applied for the
first time.
By an early rehabilitation one begins by all of them immediately after their arrival,
and at those who have been operated in our Clinic twentyfour hours after the operation
the treatment begins by kinesiterapy and magnetotherapy. After that folows other
physical therapeutic procedures, TENS, interpherent currency, electrostimulation,
ultrasound and hydrotherapy.
We have evaluated the results by the degree of mobility of joints. We have
achieved good results (mobility 70-100% from psysio1ogycal mobility) in 21,8% of the
cases, satisfying (mobility 40-70% physiologycal mobility) in 48,7%, unsatisfying
(mobility 0-40% physiologycal mobility) 29,5%.
Separately we have observed group of the wounded by whom we have applied
magnetotherapy. We have noticed better survival of the skin transp1antation (Thiersch).
External fixator makes possib1e active rehabilitation and a better curing
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142698
URI
Publication date:
5.8.1993.
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