A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...
A tibial shaft fracture is an injury that occurs to the tibia, which is one of the long bones of the leg. The femur, humerus, and the fibula are the long bones of the lower limb. The femur is the bone ...
FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...
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 ...
1 Sports Medicine Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA Correspondence to: Dr J Rosen Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for ...
What is a Tibial Plateau / Bumper Fracture? A tibial plateau/bumper fracture occurs at the top of the shin bone and involves the cartilage area of the knee joint. Fractures of the tibial plateau ...
Tibia fracture can be common and is usually caused by an injury or repetitive strain on the bone. The recovery and healing time for tibia fracture differs and depends on the type and severity of the ...
My wife recently sustained a tibial plateau fracture while skiing. Can you tell us more about these injuries? Tibial plateau fractures are common ski injuries. On a given winter weekend of taking ...