title: Plate fixation of paediatric fractures of the distal tibia and fibula.
abstract: The role of surgery in the management of paediatric long-bone shaft fractures remains a matter of debate. We present a series of paediatric patients with unstable fractures of the distal tibia and fibula, treated with titanium plate fixation. Excellent results were obtained after plate fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hubei Woman & Child Hospital, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Bingshu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*