DOI: 10.1097/oi9.0000000000000280 ISSN:
Transparency films: intraoperative templating to prevent limb deformity
Sasha Stine, Jonathan Daniel Joiner, Daniel Andersen, Eric Schweller, Rahul Vaidya- General Medicine
Abstract:
Operative management of fractures and malunions can be challenging when restoring native anatomy is not straightforward. Comminuted fractures and managing deformity correction in the setting of osteolysis, callus, and even complete fracture healing must include careful planning. Preoperative planning has been popularized and taught as an integral part of a surgeon's skill set, with critical evaluation and assessment of the implemented plan being the final step in the process. We present a robust, reproducible, and cost-effective technique for intraoperative fracture fixation assessment with case examples, used routinely at our institution.