title: [Primary conservative treatment of open tibial shaft fractures].
abstract: Between 1969 and 1976 104 open tibia shaft fractures were primarily conservatively treated. 85 of these fractures healed without complications. In 19 cases a late operation was necessary. In 3 cases an ostitis developed. The follow-up, after 4 1/2 years on average, of 59 exclusively conservatively treated patients, showed in 51 cases a good result. It appears that the conservative treatment of open tibia shaft fractures still provides a debatable alternative to primary osteosynthesis.
mesh_terms: D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010000:Osteitis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Offene Tibiaschaft-Fraktur, primär konservativ behandelt.