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shaft, over 15% of all tibial shaft fractures are classified as open ( 1 ). This makes open tibial diaphyseal fractures the most common, comprising 44.7% of all open long bone fractures ( 3 ). These fractures are most commonly the result of high
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occurrence in tibial plateau fractures reaches 12% and even 53% in higher-energy patterns ( 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ). In tibial shaft fractures, ACS occurrence reaches 11.5% ( 10
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therefore severity. Table 3. Recent studies on the clinical outcomes of Gustilo type III tibial shaft fractures Study n IM nail Union time (weeks) Infection (n (%)) Malunion (n (%)) Re-operation Naique 2006 48 26
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tibial shaft fracture and type II c) (9%) is a fracture of the tibia plateau and articular fracture of the distal femur. 2 Fig. 1 Fraser classification of the floating knee. Initial management The floating knee is much more than a
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this is part of an extensive armoury of treatment methods. A study conducted during the late 1900s investigated whether proximal third tibial shaft fractures should be treated with IM nails with no mention of poller/blocking screws ( 13 ). Lang et al
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(93%). Tibia Milenkovic et al analysed 32 patients with segmental tibial shaft fractures (AO/OTA 42–C2), with an average age of 43 years. 26 Average time of union was 5.9 months for closed and 6.2 months for open fractures. Average follow
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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
