Tibiaschaftfraktur

Medical

X-rays.

A prospective

multi-center study of intramedullary nailing vs casting of stable tibial shaft fractures. Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral view of a fracture in the casting group that went on to nonunion and required late intramedullary nail (IMN) placement at 7 months and eventually healed

External

fixation versus elastic stable intramedullary nailing in the treatment of open tibial shaft fractures in children. Six-year-old boy with Gustilo-Anderson grade II tibial fracture treated with EF. A AP view of tibia before surgery. B Lateral view of tibia before surgery. C AP view of tibia after surgery. D Lateral view of tibia after surgery. E AP view of tibia at 8th week follow-up. F Lateral view of tibial at 8th week follow-up. G AP view of tibia after hardware removal at 11th week follow-up. H Lateral view of tibia after hardware removal at 11th week follow-up. I AP view of tibia at 5th month follow-up. J Lateral view of tibia at 5th month follow-up. K AP view of tibia at 12th month follow-up. L Lateral view of tibia at 12th month follow-up

External

fixation versus elastic stable intramedullary nailing in the treatment of open tibial shaft fractures in children. Five-year-old girl with Gustilo-Anderson grade IIIA tibial fracture treated with ESIN. A AP view of tibia before surgery. B Lateral view of tibia before surgery. C AP view of tibia after surgery. D Lateral view of tibia after surgery. E AP view of tibia at 5th month follow-up. F Lateral view of tibia at 5th month follow-up. G AP view of tibia after hardware removal. H Lateral view of tibia after hardware removal