“…Of the cases that were treated surgically, complication rates were higher in those with implants (53 per cent) than in those with tie-in external fixation systems (49 per cent) or external fixation without tie-in (44 per cent). 17 These complication rates are comparable to that reported by Garcia-Perrierra and colleagues 16 (41 per cent), but they are considerably higher than that reported by Sasai and colleagues 15 (12 per cent). However, in Sasai and colleagues' study, fracture healing was the only outcome that was assessed, rather than limb deformity or functional recovery.…”