However, in distal tibial fractures, reports of delayed union, malunion, skin impingement, and saphenous nerve and vein injury continue to appear with the use of MIPO (Khoury et al., 2002; Lau et al., ...

Background Tibia shaft fractures (TSF) are common for men and women and cause substantial morbidity, healthcare use, and costs. The impact of nonunions on healthcare use and costs is poorly described.

Stress fractures of the tibia (shin bone) are often misdiagnosed as shin splints in the early stages. In order to diagnose a stress fracture, a physician will perform a complete history and physical ...

Injuries involving over 10% of the articular surface of the tibial plafond require the addition of axial compression, whereas nonarticular fractures of the posterior tibia are usually produced by ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to reveal the treatment preferences and current practices regarding open tibial shaft fracture (OTSF). Patients and methods: Online surveys of treatment ...

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology ... standing foot pronation and a history of orthotics use, MTSS or stress fracture. Muscle hernia, stress ...

Distal fibula fractures are common injuries that often occur in conjunction with ankle fractures. These fractures can vary in severity and complexity, necessitating different surgical fixation ...

Time to weight-bear showed no significant link with complication rates after fixation for ankle fracture. More research is needed to identify which patients should be kept non-weight-bearing longer.

Wolff’s Law states that bone grows and remodels in response to the forces that are placed upon it in a healthy person. After an injury to a bone, placing specific stress in specific directions to the ...