Kinesitherapy in the early postoperative period following intramedullary osteosynthesis of tibial fractures
Pavlov, D.V.; Vorob'ev, A.V.; Shimbaretskiĭ, A.N.; Komkova, O.V.
Voprosy Kurortologii Fizioterapii i Lechebnoi Fizicheskoi Kultury 4: 23-25
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8787 PMID: 21089206 Document Number: 641873
A program of postoperative kinesitherapy oriented to normalize the muscular force of the shin, reduce the time needed to restore the weight-bearing function of the affected leg, and treat pain syndrome has been developed for the patients presenting with fractures, nonunions, and pseudoarthrosis of the tibia that were treated using intramedullary osteosynthesis. The efficacy of the program was evaluated in terms of restoration of the muscular force in the shin and improvement of microcirculation in the affected region.