Partial resection of fibula in treatment of ununited tibial shaft fractures
| Autor: | Manzoor Ahmed Halwai, Shabir Ahmad Dhar, Munir Farooq, Mohd Farooq Butt, Bashir Ahmad Mir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Partial resection musculoskeletal system Neurovascular bundle medicine.disease_cause Sagittal plane Weight-bearing Surgery Closed Fracture medicine.anatomical_structure Coronal plane medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Tibia Fibula business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 40:247 |
| ISSN: | 0019-5413 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0019-5413.34505 |
| Popis: | Background : In management of fracture of both tibia and fibula, intact fibula may delay union of tibial fractures. Method : Twenty five cases of ununited fractures of tibia were managed between 1997 and 2004, by partial fibulectomy done after 20 weeks after fracture and a POP cast given for 4 weeks which was changed to a PTB cast and weight bearing encouraged at the earliest. Result : All fractures united at an average time of 14 weeks (range 6 to 20 weeks) after partial fibulectomy with acceptable alignment in coronal and sagittal planes. There was no neurovascular complication, limitation of joint motion or problem at the osteotomy site. Conclusion : Partial fibulectomy is a viable option in the management of tibial delayed and non-union. |
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