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Surgical Treatment of Distal Tibia Fractures

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  • Jeong, Jae-Jung (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Do-Jun (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital)
  • 정재중 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 대전성모병원 정형외과) ;
  • 강도준 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 대전성모병원 정형외과)
  • Received : 2013.07.12
  • Accepted : 2013.08.20
  • Published : 2013.09.15
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Abstract

Distal tibia fractures were mainly caused by high energy trauma and the lower legs were enveloped in poor soft tissue. Therefore, there are many open fractures and concomitant soft tissue injuries in distal tibia fractures. For the restoration of ankle function, the surgical treatment was performed in distal tibia fractures. However, it is difficult to treat the distal tibia fracture surgically. There are many complications in distal tibia fracture due to highly comminuted fracture and poor soft tissue condition. There are many surgical methods for distal tibia fractures, such as, external fixator, intramedulary nailling, open reduction & internal fixation, and minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis. We reviewed the surgical treatments of distal tibia fractures.

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