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Cuestiones de Fisioterapia | 2024 | Syed Iftikhar Husssain Shah, Babar Shahs Sadiq, Asghar Khan
Background: Schatzker type VI fractures of the proximal tibia are complex injuries often associated with extensive soft tissue damage. Effective management is critical to restoring limb function, preventing complications, and ensuring optimal recovery. The Ilizarov external fixator has been widely used in such cases due to its ability to provide stable fixation, allow early mob...
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2023 | Zachary L. Telgheder, Brenton Hill, Kevin Huang, David T. Watson
Objectives: To determine whether immediate weight bearing after intramedullary fixation of extra-articular proximal tibia fractures (OTA/AO 41A) results in change of alignment before union. Design: Retrospective Review. Setting: Level I and Level II Trauma Center. Patients/Participants: Thirty-seven patients with 37 proximal tibial fractures, all whom could bear weight as toler...
OTA International: The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2022 | Yelena Bogdan, Nicket Dedhia
Abstract Proximal tibia fractures and combined tibial shaft-plateau injuries are increasingly common. Prolonged nonweightbearing may result in poor outcomes, particularly in elderly patients. Nail–plate combination constructs offer an attractive solution to facilitate early weight-bearing in these complex problems. We describe strategies and tips for these constructs and presen...
Radiopaedia.org | 2021 | Joachim Feger
Radiopaedia.org | 2021 | Joachim Feger, Henry Knipe
IP International Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology | 2020
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2015 | Douglas W. Lundy, Julie Agel, J. Lawrence Marsh, Debra L. Sietsema
Clinical Epidemiology of Orthopedic Trauma | 2012
Orthopaedic Nursing | 2011 | Erin S. Hart
Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) | 2007
Practical Procedures in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery | 2006 | John F. Keating
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2005 | Kenneth A Egol, Nirmal C Tejwani, Edward L Capla, Philip L Wolinsky
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 2005 | Kenneth A Egol, Normal C Tejwani, Edward L Capla, Philip L Wolinsky
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 1992 | J. Schatzker, P. Lichtenhahn