Plate osteosynthesis using the support principle
Welz, K.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 104(3): 145-153
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 373314 Document Number: 151273
In the operative treatment of fractures there are special principles for plating by support. Osteosynthesis is indicated for comminnuted fractures and bone defects in the metaphysis. Plating for distance also is established for fractures and pseudarthroses with defects in the diaphysis. This method is especially recommended for fractures of the head of the tibia and for reconstructing the pilon tibial.