Q: When is bone grafting required? A: If you put weight on the injured bone long before it heals, the fracture fails to heal. In such cases a secondary surgical procedure, such as bone grafting or ...

While the healthcare system is under increasing financial burden, many healthcare institutions implement cost control strategies. Screening tibia shaft fracture patients for nonunion risks and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tibial shaft fractures have an incidence of 16.9 per 100,000 people per year. Men aged 10 to 20 years tend to ...

Background Tibial shaft fracture is a common sports injury in young athletic population. Open fractures can result in significant morbidity. Our aim was to study the epidemiology, severity and soft ...

1 Mid-Western Regional Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick, Republic of Ireland 2 Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick Objectives: To study the long term effect of tibial shaft fractures treated by ...

A tibial plateau fracture is a break at the top of the tibia bone in the shin, which is often due to high energy trauma. Tibial plateau fractures can cause swelling, pain, and, in severe cases, loss ...

Question: My wife recently sustained a tibial plateau fracture while skiing. Can you tell us more about these injuries? Answer: Tibial plateau fractures are common ski injuries. On a given winter ...

A total of 853 tibia fracture patients were selected for the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria above. Tibia Fracture Patient Characteristics: Age and Sex Average patient age at the ...