Open fractures of the tibial shaft present a formidable challenge due to the subcutaneous location of the bone, high rates of contamination and soft-tissue damage. Optimal management combines early ...
Tibial plateau fractures are a common type of intra-articular injury, accounting for approximately 1% of all fractures and 8% of fractures among the elderly 1. These injuries can result from ...
Fractures of the tibial plateau are severe injuries, accounting for 5–8% of all fractures of the lower leg. The most frequent reasons for these injuries are falls, traffic accidents and sports trauma.
A 52-year-old man with no relevant past medical history presented to the clinic with chronic right knee pain and difficulty ambulating since a motorcycle accident 3 years prior that occurred in the ...
A 23-year-old female, former collegiate cheerleader with a history of right patellar instability presented to the ED with acute onset of sharp, severe pain in her right knee after feeling a pop when ...
Tiger Woods escaped a Tuesday morning car accident with his life, but suffered "significant" leg injuries that required extensive surgery and a rod being inserted into his lower right leg. Woods ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn says she sustained complex tibia fracture during Olympic crash that will require multiple surgeries to fix.