Purpose: The purpose of this study was to reveal the treatment preferences and current practices regarding open tibial shaft fracture (OTSF). Patients and methods: Online surveys of treatment ...
Background Tibia shaft fractures (TSF ... and high per-patient costs. Open fractures are associated with higher likelihood of nonunion than closed ones. Effective screening of nonunion risk ...
5 Department of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia 6 Department of Medicine, NorthWest Academic Centre, The University of Melbourne, St Albans, Australia ...
Some BSIs occur at locations prone to healing delays, non-union and/or complete fracture. Example locations include the anterior cortex of the tibia, neck of femur and tarsal navicular, to name a few.