Management of Open Tibial Fractures: Role of Internal Fixation

Yerl-Bo Sung

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Sung: Management of Open Tibial Fractures: Role of Internal Fixation

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Journal of the Korean Fracture Society 2007; 20(4): 349-354.

Published online: 14 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2007.20.4.349

Management of Open Tibial Fractures: Role of Internal Fixation

Yerl-Bo Sung, M.D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sang-Gye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Yerl-Bo Sung, M.D.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sang-Gye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 761-1, Sanggye 7-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-707, Korea. Tel: 82-2-950-1032, Fax: 82-2-934-6342, ybs58@sanggyepaik.ac.kr

Abstract

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Figures and Tables

Table 1

Preferences for fixation of tibial shaft fractures among North American surgeons37)

Table 2

Summary of the outcomes of the various types of bone fixation in open fractures of the tibia23)

^*EF: External fixation, UTN: Unreamed tibial nailings, RTN: Reamed tibial nailings

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