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Andreas Frodl Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany

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Benjamin Erdle Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany

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Hagen Schmal Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
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Introduction Distal lower-leg fractures often occur with a tibial fracture in conjunction with a fibular fracture. It is common practice not to fix the fibula in patients presenting tibial shaft fractures. In case of a fracture in the lower

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Alexandre Sitnik Belarus Republic Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics, Kizhevatova str 60-4, 220024 Minsk, Belarus

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Aleksander Beletsky Belarus Republic Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics, Kizhevatova str 60-4, 220024 Minsk, Belarus

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Steven Schelkun Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, USA

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injuries during the last few decades. The purpose of this article is to describe current concepts of management of intra-articular distal tibial fractures with a special emphasis on the avoidance of complications. Definition According to the AO

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Salvi Prat-Fabregat Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain

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Pilar Camacho-Carrasco Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain

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that, with an infection rate of 7.6%, this ‘common fear does not appear to be clinically grounded’, 7 an even more recent paper analysing proximal and distal tibial fractures 8 supports the view that, with an infection rate of 12% in proximal

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Michael J. Raschke Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westphaelian Wilhelms University Muenster, Waldeyer Strasse 1, 48149 Muenster, Germany

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Christoph Kittl Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westphaelian Wilhelms University Muenster, Waldeyer Strasse 1, 48149 Muenster, Germany

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Christoph Domnick Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westphaelian Wilhelms University Muenster, Waldeyer Strasse 1, 48149 Muenster, Germany

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Introduction Partial tibial plateau fractures may occur as a consequence of a valgus or varus trauma combined with a rotational and axial compression component. In the following article, we focus mainly on unicompartmental AO type B1-B3

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Ignacio Rodriguez Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

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Matías Sepúlveda Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
AO Foundation, PAEG Expert Group, Davos, Switzerland
Hospital Base de Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile

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Estefanía Birrer Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Hospital Base de Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile

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María Jesús Tuca Clinica Alemana, Santiago, Chile
Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad, Santiago, Chile

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represents the main component of anterior tibial tuberosity fractures, both before and after the ossification centre of the tuberosity fully fuses with the proximal epiphysis. The vascular supply for this epiphyseal anatomical zone is provided by arteries

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Benjamín Cancino Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

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Matías Sepúlveda Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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Estefanía Birrer Hospital Base de Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

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-plantar flexion; (C) supination-external rotation; (D) pronation-eversion; (E) Salter–Harris III of distal tibial epiphysis; (F) triplane fracture. 31 In triplanar fractures, the fracture line involves the coronal, transverse, and sagittal planes. In

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Vanessa Morello Division of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Axel Gamulin Division of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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risk factors for the occurrence of ACS in association with different patterns of tibial fractures (proximal, diaphyseal, and distal). To the authors’ knowledge, this review is the first to specifically focus on clinical and radiological risk factors for

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Christos Garnavos Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, ‘Evangelismos’ General Hospital, Athens, Greece

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intramedullary nailing of distal third tibial shaft fractures . Acta Orthop Belg 2011 ; 77 : 802 – 808 . 5. Bedi A Le TT Karunakar MA . Surgical treatment of nonarticular distal tibia fractures . J Am Acad Orthop Surg

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Young Yi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, 85, 2-ga, Jeo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-032, Republic of Korea

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Woochun Lee Seoul Foot and Ankle Center, Dubalo Orthopaedic Clinic, 764-30, Bang bae dong, Seochogu, Seoul, 06554, Republic of Korea.

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accomplished by narrowing the width of the ankle mortise or osteotomy of the tibial plafond. 12 , 13 Therefore, osteotomies that are performed at the distal tibia may have different effects and results. Degenerated articular cartilage cannot regenerate

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Jordi Tomás-Hernández Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

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severe soft-tissue injuries, comminution and multiple displaced articular fragments. Conversely, rotational injuries are typically low-energy fractures with less soft-tissue injury and, usually, a distal tibial spiral fracture pattern. In this review, we

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