Tibial Fractures

According to published results, supplemental perioperative oxygen reduced the risk of surgical site infection among adults who underwent surgery for tibial plateau, tibial pilon or calcaneal fractures.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — The suprapatellar nailing technique for proximal tibia fractures can be successful with a good starting and end point, fracture reduction and use of a sizable nail, according to a presenter here.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, J. Tracy Watson, MD, spoke about thinking in three dimensions for tibial plateau fractures.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Cory A. Collinge, MD, spoke about tibial nailing through the suprapatellar portal.

This case involves a 64-year-old diabetic woman who had a left total knee placed in 2001 by an outside surgeon.

The 4% venous thromboembolism or VTE rate researchers found for 571 patients with tibial plateau fractures supports their theory that the non-weight-bearing sometimes needed after fracture treatment may predispose patients to develop a VTE.

Data presented showed return-to-sport time and anterior knee pain were improved when surgeons used a novel transverse medial parapatellar incision for intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures.

EFORT Fora are specific EFORT symposia held during the annual congresses of the EFORT National Member Societies.

KOLOA, Hawaii — A speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said there were similar outcomes with the use of either a nail or plate for treatment of the distal tibia fractures and surgeons should choose their preferred treatment.

Tibial shaft fractures have an incidence of 16.9 per 100,000 people per year. Men aged 10 to 20 years tend to sustain these fractures, whereas women aged 20 to 30 years tend to sustain these injuries. The mechanisms of injury include low-energy twisting injuries or high-energy trauma which portend a high risk of associated soft tissue injury due to the subcutaneous location of the tibia. Treatment options are largely dictated by integrity of the soft tissue envelope and location of the fracture.