1. [Current treatment strategies for lower leg fractures in adults].
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Rittstieg P, Wurm M, Müller M, and Biberthaler P
- Subjects
- Adult, Bone Plates, Compartment Syndromes etiology, Fibula diagnostic imaging, Fibula surgery, Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary, Fracture Healing, Fractures, Bone diagnostic imaging, Fractures, Bone therapy, Fractures, Open diagnosis, Fractures, Open surgery, Humans, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Soft Tissue Injuries classification, Soft Tissue Injuries surgery, Tibial Fractures diagnosis, Treatment Outcome, Compartment Syndromes surgery, Fibula injuries, Tibial Fractures surgery
- Abstract
Shaft fractures of the tibia and fibula mainly affect younger patients and are therefore of great socioeconomic importance. Due to the high proportion of high-energy direct trauma mechanisms and the thin soft tissue covering layer of the ventromedian tibia, open factures occur in up to 39%. A structured diagnostic and therapeutic approach is essential for successful treatment. Reamed intramedullary nailing is currently the gold standard surgical procedure. The suprapatellar approach, representing an interesting alternative to the popular infrapatellar approach, postoperative complications, such as anterior knee pain as well as the management of non-unions are discussed in this article. Furthermore, the indications and the application of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) and external fixators are described. Every trauma surgeon should be familiar with the etiology and the surgical treatment of compartment syndrome. A firm knowledge of the classifications of open and closed soft tissue injury is mandatory.
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- 2020
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