Fractures of the tibial shaft
Dommisse, G.F.
South African Medical Journal 54(24): 1021-1023
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 746441 Document Number: 129544
The closed treatment of fractures of the tibial shaft will usually result in bony union within a period of 4 months. Early weight-bearing in a suitable cast or cast brace is advised. Infection following open reduction is often undetected until months or even years have elapsed. When infection occurs, union is delayed on average for 4 years, and amputation is not infrequently the end-result.
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