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Tibial Shaft Fractures
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Tibial Shaft Fractures
[OCOSH Code: D013978 6990005 S82.2 WI_FR_TIB_S]
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toddler's fracture CHORUS
Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00611.html
non-displaced spiral fx of tibia
* no h/o trauma
* tender swelling of tibia
* +/- periosteal new bone
* main problem: make correct dx
DDx:
* infection
* tumor
* non-accidental trauma (abuse)
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Torus fracture tibia LSBU
Location: http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/dirt/museum/454-412.html
Radiology case 454-412 Clinical presentation:
Fall by boy aged 8, now pain in the leg.
The view is of the proximal metaphysis of the tibia in an immature skeleton. The bone cortex is intact, but shows a slight irregularity medially, marking the end of a transverse line of irregularity of trabecular detail....
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Treatment of Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures: A Survey from the 1997 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting
Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/am/ota98/otapo/OTP98092.htm
Discussion: Wide variation exists in surgeons' perceptions of the treatment of simple fractures. There continues to be a lack of consensus as to optimal treatment and estimates of healing time, return to duty, and residual impairment with various treatment modalities. In this age of managed care, worker's compensation, and third...
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Treatment of Tibial Fractures with the Telescopic Locking Nail
Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/am/ota98/otapa/OTA98908.htm
Conclusion: In this multicentre study the Telescopic Locking Nail has proofed to be suitable for treatment of acute fractures of the tibia. The biomechanical properties of the Telescopic Locking Nail make this implant an interesting alternative in the practice of intramedullary locked nailing. Compared to other interlocking nails it has...
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Unhappy Tibial Nailing
Location: http://www.hwbf.org/hwb/conf/alex57/ptib.htm
OTA Mailing List Case Discussion
18 Dec 2003 03:31:56 +0500
From: Alexander Chelnokov
Subject: Unhappy (valgus) tibia nailing
A female 24 years old, - 3 weeks ago admitted to the hospital in Moscow after a car accident (was a pedestrian) with a tibial shaft fracture. 3 days ago closed locked nailing...
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Unreamed Nailing for Segmental Tibia Fractures: A Prospective Study
Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/am/ota98/otapa/OTA98906.htm
Conclusion: Unreamed nailing is a very effective treatment method for segmental tibia fractures. Based on our experience, secondary procedures should be considered only when there is severe soft tissue injury (compartment syndrome or grade 3B fracture). A lack of "good" callus at three months did not predict the need for...
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