Objective To investigate the effect evaluation of self-nursing on the stent-tract in the discharged patients with orthopedic external fixation support. Methods A total of 112 patients with orthopedic external fixation support were selected, and designed the self-nursing material. Before discharging guidance, make sure that the patient or patients′ family mastered the operation methods and nursing key points. After discharge, the continuing nursing support was provided. Results The incidence of infection was 4. 46%. All the 112 patients, the times of return visits were 432, and the times of changing the dressing were 3 940, with the mean times of 35. 2;The reducing the costs were 43 340, with the mean reducing of 387. Conclusions The self-nursing on the stent-tract in the discharged patients with orthopedic external fixation support can save the human resource, time and medical costs of the patients and patients′ family, it can also help the doctors with discharged treatment and reduce the work of nurses.