title: Fractures of the tibial shaft treated in a patellar-tendon-bearing cast.
abstract: A retrospective review of fractures of the tibial shaft treated in patellar-tendon bearing (PTB) casts shows that a high rate of union, in respect of both time required and numbers, and a low morbidity can be expected. The method is easy to apply. In those patients who had the casts applied early, once swelling had settled down, the fractures united more quickly.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing