title: Results of bone grafts in the treatment of tibial fractures.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 19 patients treated with bone grafts of the tibia, nine had ankle symptoms. Eight of the nine had synostoses between the tibia and fibula. Inasmuch as a synostosis is prone to develop after a posterolateral graft, this procedure should be used only when there is an unsatisfactory skin cover for the anterior surface of the tibia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*