Abstract
Tibial shaft fractures are common injuries in the adolescent age group. Potential complications from the injury or treatment include infection, implant migration, neurovascular injury, compartment syndrome, malunion, or nonunion. Published literature was reviewed to identify studies which describe the management options, complications, and outcome of tibial shaft fractures in adolescents. Acceptable alignment parameters for tibial shaft fractures have been defined. Operative indications include open fractures and other severe soft tissue injuries, vascular injury, compartment syndrome, ipsilateral femoral fractures, and polytrauma. Relative indications for operative treatment are patient/family preference or morbid obesity. Closed reduction and cast immobilization necessitates radiographic observation for loss of reduction over the first 3 weeks. Cast change/wedging or conversion to operative management may be required in 25% to 40%. Flexible nailing provides relative fracture stability while avoiding the proximal tibial physis, but the fracture will still benefit from postoperative immobilization. Rigid nailing provides greater fracture stability and allows early weight bearing but violates the proximal tibial physis. Plate an...Continue Reading
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