title: Plating of displaced mid-tibial fractures--a retrospective review of 80 cases.
abstract: We present a 2-year retrospective review and study of 80 patients admitted to our department with displaced mid-tibial fractures and treated by plate-fixation. This review paid particular attention to various complications that arose post-operatively. The incidence of post-operative complications was 22.5%, with one death. The main complications were infections and refractures. Among those infected, there were no cases of osteomyelitis. We did not find a statistically significant difference in infection rates between the closed and open grades of fractures. We conclude that plate fixation of mid-tibial fractures is comparable with other modalities of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome