A tibial shaft fracture is an injury that occurs to the tibia, which is one of the long bones of the leg. The femur, humerus, and the fibula are the long bones of the lower limb. The femur is the bone ...

At most major medical centers, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds are lectures given by orthopaedic surgeons of national and international prominence, providing opportunities for faculty, residents, and fellows ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This case involves a 64-year-old diabetic woman who had a left total knee placed in 2001 by an outside surgeon.

While the healthcare system is under increasing financial burden, many healthcare institutions implement cost control strategies. Screening tibia shaft fracture patients for nonunion risks and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tibial plateau fracture is a rare complication of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. The fracture almost always ...

What is a Tibial Plateau / Bumper Fracture? A tibial plateau/bumper fracture occurs at the top of the shin bone and involves the cartilage area of the knee joint. Fractures of the tibial plateau ...

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...

Editor's note: Lindsey Vonn shared an injury update on Feb. 13, detailing she will need two more surgeries following three she has already undergone. Lindsey Vonn has a complex tibia fracture that ...

Introduction—A conservative method of treating four delayed union stress fractures of the anterior mid-tibia is described, with an illustrative case history. Methods—Once diagnosed each of the ...

Background: Footballers constitute a unique group of patients with tibial shaft fractures. They tend to have excellent general health and well developed musculature in the leg, and their fractures are ...

Anatomical pictures are for illustrative purposes only. IT WAS described as a “pop heard around the gym.” At the close of a San Miguel Beermen practice in San Juan on Monday, February 3, June Mar ...

Lindsey Vonn has a complex tibia fracture that will require multiple surgeries following her crash and fall on Sunday, Feb. 8, when she was airlifted for medical treatment. Vonn said the complex tibia ...