Abstract
Fifty-one tibial shaft fractures treated by ASIF compression osteosynthesis were seen at follow-up at a median time of 46 weeks after injury. Twenty-four were open fractures and the patients received prophylactic antibiotics. The median stay in hospital was 15 days for open fractures and 6 days for closed fractures. There were complications in 26 cases, with deep infection in 9 cases. At present we cannot advocate the use of ASIF compression osteosynthesis for displaced tibial fractures.
| Translated title of the contribution | Displaced tibial shaft fractures treated with ASIF compression internal fixation. |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Acta Orthopaedica Belgica |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 531-534 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0001-6462 |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |