title: Fractures of the tibial shaft; a critical evaluation of treatment alternatives.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D013977:Tibia / Q000098:blood supply; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction; D014945:Wound Healing