The use of the military-field rod kit (MFRK) for two-staged consecutive osteosynthesis in wounded persons with gunshot fractures of limb bones

Abstract

Purpose. To study the efficiency of using the military-field rod kit for osteosynthesis of gunshot limb bone fractures. Materials and Methods. We studied the results of treating 117 wounded persons with isolated gunshot fractures of limb bones. Damage control approach, as well as consecutive osteosynthesis of fragments was used in the tactics of the wounded managing. The results of using the device of the military-field rod kit (MFRK) were compared in 54 wounded persons, as well as those of using another rod device in 63 wounded persons at the first stage of multistage surgical treatment. Results. The results demonstrated MFRK device potential to provide external fixation of long bone fragments faster and more efficiently. Conclusion. The use of MFRK at the first stage allows early switching to internal osteosynthesis, as well as obtaining good functional and anatomical outcomes.