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We describe all cases that underwent supercutaneous plating of the leg as external fixation technique and assessed union rate, time to union, rate of infection clearance, and patient-reported outcome measures.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This is a retrospective cohort study from a single level 1 trauma center. We included 19 patients that underwent supercutaneous plating\u2014locking compression plate applied as external fixator\u2014of the leg. Indications were: infected non-union of a pilon, cruris, or ankle fracture (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200913); post-traumatic fistula draining osteomyelitis of the tibia (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20093); infected mal-reduced subacute cruris fracture (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091); acute open pilon fracture (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091); and acute open cruris fracture (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20091). Outcome measures were: union, time to union, infection clearance, the 36-item Short Form (SF-36) physical component summary scale (PCS) and mental component summary scale (MCS), and NRS pain scores.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Union was achieved in 88% of the patients after a median of 279\u00a0days [interquartile range (IQR) 154\u2013440]. Infection clearance was achieved in 94% of the patients. The PCS (median 51, IQR 46\u201356, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.903) and MCS (median 57, IQR 50\u201360, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.241) do not differ from normative population values. NRS Pain score at rest was 0 on average (IQR 0\u20131), 2 on average when walking (IQR 0\u20134), and 1 on average when climbing stairs (IQR 0\u20132).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Supercutaneous plating is a simple and reliable technical trick to bridge and stabilize a nonunion or fracture site while clearing an infection and have soft-tissues heal before subsequent definitive (internal)fixation and\/or cancellous bone grafting. Reasonable union and infection clearance rates are achieved, and good functional outcome can generally be expected.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Level of evidence<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Therapeutic level III.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00402-021-04104-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,4]],"date-time":"2021-08-04T16:06:29Z","timestamp":1628093189000},"page":"3201-3211","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Supercutaneous locking compression plate in the treatment of infected non-union and open fracture of the leg"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"142","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3939-7765","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stein J.","family":"Janssen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Kloen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"4104_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"137","DOI":"10.1016\/j.otsr.2017.10.014","volume":"104","author":"T Bauer","year":"2018","unstructured":"Bauer T, Klouche S, Grimaud O, Lortat-Jacob A, Hardy P (2018) Treatment of infected non-unions of the femur and tibia in a French referral center for complex bone and joint infections: Outcomes of 55 patients after 2 to 11 years. 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