The results of immediate plate fixation of 97 open fractures of the tibial shaft in 95 patients are reported. Significant joint stiffness occurred in 11.4% and angular malunion of greater than 5 degrees in any plane was seen in 3.1%. The infection rate was 10.3%. However, even in those cases which develop delayed union or other complications, plate fixation of open fractures can produce excelle...

BACKGROUND Several systemic factors and hormones are thought to regulate the fracture healing process. Vitamin D has emerged as a compound or hormone that actively participates in the regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to determine the serum changes in the level of vitamin D during the acute healing period of tibial and femoral shaft fra...

BACKGROUND Opinion leaders have been shown to have significant influence on the practice of health professionals and patient outcomes. METHODS Using focus groups, key informants, and sampling to redundancy techniques, we developed a questionnaire of surgeons' preferences in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. Twenty-two well-respected and widely known orthopaedic traumatologists endorsed...

Stress fractures of the anterior cortex of the mid-tibial shaft in dancers are rare, with a 1.4 % incidence in injured eli- te dancers. Treatment can be difficult and long-lasting and can seriously influence the dancer's career. The authors pre- sent the case of a 26-year-old professional dancer of a folk dance ensemble who suffered rare simultaneous bilateral mid-tibial shaft stress fractures....

This article introduces the antibiotic-impregnated cement nail for the treatment of tibial shaft fracture infection and outlines the technique regarding its placement.

Patients and Methods: From April 2009 to January 2014, we treated 91 patients with high-energy fractures of the tibial shaft at Orthopedic Department of AlRamadi Teaching Hospital. Twenty patients were suitable for our study that had closed segmental fractures of tibial shaft (42-C2 / AO classification), treated by minimal, internal and external, fixations with follow up range from 6 months to ...

  Abstract   Background: The tibial diaphyseal fractures are the most common type of long   bone fractures encountered by most orthopedic surgeons. In accordance with descriptive indices of tibia fractures on the basis of their location in the bone, distal tibia   fractures have the second incidence of all tibia fractures after the middle tibia fractures.   The purpose of the study was to asses...

The tibial shaft is the most common location of stress fractures in athletes. Tibial stress fractures are divided into 2 groups, anterior and posterior, based on location. Posterior tibial cortex fractures are more common and respond well to conservative treatment. Fractures in the anterior cortex are less common, accounting for only 4.6% of stress fractures, and they often heal poorly because ...