External fixed frame combined with early rehabilitation exercises promoting function recovery of open fracture of tibia

BACKGROUND: Open comminuted fracture of tibia is often complicated with infection, discontinuity of bone, shorten deformity of limbs. Present methods include traction of tibia, plaster fixation, steel plate, intramedullary nailing, et al., but all these methods have such problems like long-term fixation of limbs, limited articualr function, unhealing, higher incidence of infection. External fixed frame combined with early interventional function exercises is the best method at present for promoting function recovery of affected limbs.