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3795310

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The literature concerning tibial plafond fractures is briefly reviewed, and a series of 11 tibial plafond fractures of the compressive variety is presented. These fractures fall both prognostically and therapeutically into different categories based upon whether the primary mechanism of injury is rotational or compressive. The severity of the fracture, the degree of contamination, and the severity of concomitant soft-tissue injury in large part appear to determine the morbidity of surgical therapy in these patients. If rigid internal fixation can be performed in those patients with closed injuries that are primarily of the rotational type and performed with a minimum of soft-tissue trauma, this appears to be a reliable alternative in the hands of surgeons experienced with A-O technique and with this type of fracture specifically. In the presence of severe comminution and open wounds, however, the efficacy of rigid internal fixation performed by surgeons without great experience with these types of fracture is dubious.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-5282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1116-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed wound healing, infection, and nonunion following open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plafond fractures.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article