title: In brief: closed tibial shaft fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: P Maxwell
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Courtney
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Jaimo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing