title: [Treatment possibility of a horizontal tibial fracture in performance athletes].
abstract: Short oblique and horizontal fractures of the tibia, which frequently occur during sports activities tend to result in delayed unions. We describe two cases where the incidence of delayed fracture healing and duration of treatment were reduced by internal fixation and secondary decortication.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakhostine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Eine Behandlungs-möglichkeit der Tibiaquerfraktur beim Leistungssportler.