Surgical Treatment of Distal Tibia Fractures
Jae-Jung Jeong, M.D., Do-Jun Kang, M.D.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, Daejeon, Korea
Correspondence to: Jae-Jung Jeong
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary’s hospital, 520-2, Daeheung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, 301-723, Korea
Tel: +82-42-220-9530 Fax: +82-42-221-0429 E-mail: jjeong@catholic.ac.kr
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary’s hospital, 520-2, Daeheung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, 301-723, Korea
Tel: +82-42-220-9530 Fax: +82-42-221-0429 E-mail: jjeong@catholic.ac.kr
Received July 12, 2013; Revised August 11, 2013; Accepted August 20, 2013.
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- Abstract
- Distal tibia fractures were mainly caused by high energy trauma and the lower legs were enveloped in poor soft tissue. Therefore, there are many open fractures and concomitant soft tissue injuries in distal tibia fractures. For the restoration of ankle function, the surgical treatment was performed in distal tibia fractures. However, it is difficult to treat the distal tibia fracture surgically. There are many complications in distal tibia fracture due to highly comminuted fracture and poor soft tissue condition. There are many surgical methods for distal tibia fractures, such as, external fixator, intramedulary nailling, open reduction & internal fixation, and minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis. We reviewed the surgical treatments of distal tibia fractures.
- Keywords : Tibia, Distal tibia fracture, Surgical treatment
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