The Hoffmann's external fixation device was employed in the treatment of twenty cases of tibial fracture.
Sixteen cases were open fractures and the remaining four cases were closed fractures.
The device was used for six to eighteen weeks.
Afterwards patellar tendon bearing brace was applied and the patient was allowed to walk under full weight bearing.
The main complications observed were the loss of ankle dorsiflexion and minor angulation at the fracture site.
