Intramedullary Nailing of the Mature Tibia Mark A. Lee Jonathan G. Eastman Brett Crist DEFINITION Intramedullary nailing techniques are typically used for closed and open displaced diaphyseal tibial fractures. The…
Tibial Tuberosity Fractures Eric W. Edmonds DEFINITION Tibial tuberosity fractures are rare fractures that predominately occur in adolescents with the onset of proximal tibial physeal closure. These apophyseal fractures occur…
External Fixation of the Mature Tibia J. Tracy Watson DEFINITION Indications for external fixation of the tibial shaft in trauma applications include the treatment of open fractures with extensive soft…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of the Distal Femur Animesh Agarwal DEFINITION Distal femur fractures are difficult, complex injuries that can result in devastating outcomes. The distal part of the…
Pediatric Tibial Fractures Craig P. Eberson DEFINITION Fractures of the tibia are common in children. Severity ranges from nondisplaced “toddler’s” fracture to high-energy open injury. Open growth plates at the…
Distal Femoral Physeal Fractures Martin J. Herman DEFINITION Fractures of the distal femoral physis are those that involve the physis or growth plate of the distal femur. These fractures occur…
Trochanteric Entry Nailing for Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures J. Eric Gordon June C. Smith DEFINITION Fractures of the femoral shaft are characterized by acute, nonpathologic fractures of the femur in…
Submuscular Plating of Pediatric Femur Fractures Ernest L. Sink Benjamin F. Ricciardi DEFINITION Submuscular bridge plating is a minimally invasive, soft tissue preserving approach that provides relative stability for length-unstable…
Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Christine M. Goodbody John M. Flynn DEFINITION Femoral shaft fractures in children occur with an incidence of 20 per 100,000.3, 9, 14 They…
Closed Reduction and External Fixation of Femoral Shaft Fractures Afamefuna M. Nduaguba John M. Flynn DEFINITION Femoral shaft fractures occur in children with a bimodal age distribution peaking at ages…
