Tibial Fractures

WAILEA, Hawaii — When it comes to treating tibial plateau fractures, surgeons need to fully understand the complete fracture pathology and all of the components, according to a presenter here.

According to published results, recombinant human growth hormone therapy was associated with increased risk for proximal tibial physeal avulsion fractures in pediatric patients.

OrthoPediatrics Corp. has launched a new pediatric nailing platform designed for treating pediatric patients with fractures and deformities in the lower extremities, according to a company press release.

SEATTLE — Patients with a tibial fracture experienced less postoperative anterior knee pain with suprapatellar nailing compared with infrapatellar nailing, according to data presented here.

A 23-year-old female, former collegiate cheerleader with a history of right patellar instability presented to the ED with acute onset of sharp, severe pain in her right knee after feeling a pop when attempting to do a jump-squat.

The probability of infection increases by 0.17% for every 6-hour delay in debridement for patients who undergo intramedullary nailing of an open femoral or tibial fracture, according to published results.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, J. Tracy Watson, MD, spoke about assessing medial, lateral and posterior column classification to manage tibial plateau fractures.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Cory A. Collinge, MD, spoke about the treatment of distal one-quarter tibial fractures that are amendable to nailing or plating.

A 75-year-old man presented to the ED with left ankle pain after a low-speed fall off a motorcycle that resulted in a twisting injury to his left leg.

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).