title: Orthoplast brace for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures.
abstract: This is a preliminary report of a prospective study in treating 82 tibial shaft fractures using Orthoplast brace during 1979-80 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The brace was applied at 3-4 1/2 weeks to tibial shaft fractures managed conservatively. This method is found to be extremely satisfactory and free of major complications e.g. non-union and infection. The average time for fracture healing was 13.50 weeks for closed and 16.75 weeks for open fractures.
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000628:therapy; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing