Journal article
Predictors of reoperation following operative management of fractures of the tibial shaft
Abstract
Three risk factors were found to be associated with reoperation within one year following surgery for tibial shaft fractures. Of 192 patients who underwent surgical treatment for tibial shaft fractures, 43 (22.4%) required reoperation at a mean of 18 weeks (range 6 - 52 weeks). The presence of an open fracture wound, lack of cortical continuity between the fracture ends following fixation, and the presence of a transverse fracture all predicted …
Authors
Bhandari M; Tornetta P; Sprague S; Najibi S; Petrisor B; Griffith L; Guyatt G
Journal
Orthopedic Trauma Directions, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 27–31
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
November 2006
DOI
10.1055/s-2006-954996
ISSN
1612-8060