Pengkajian Keperawatan pada Pasien Open Fracture Shaft Tibia Fibula Grade IIIB dengan Aplikasi Teori Virginia Henderson

Comp. Commtd. Fracture of Tibia & Fibula: Amputation

a fissure was discovered extending upwards through the shaft of the tibia as far as the articular cartilage. It was accordingly f ound necessary to amputate at the knee joint. A broad anterior flap, and as long as possible, extending down, in fact, to the edge of the laceration, was dissected off", the joint was then opened and a short posterior flap cut through the muscles at the back. The joi...

Fracture of the tibia and fibula.

Treatment of children’s shaft fracture of tibia and fibula with ESIN fixation

The objective is to evaluate Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN) fixation through the treatment of children’s shaft fracture of tibia and fibula. From January 2007 to January 2009, 16 cases of children’s shaft fracture of tibia and fibula had been treated by ESIN. 15 cases were followed up after the surgery and the follow-up time was 4 12 months (4.5 in average). The results turn out t...

Treatment of Grade-iiib Open Tibial Fractures

Severe open fractures of the tibia have a high incidence of complications and a poor outcome. The most usual method of stabilisation is by external fixation, but the advent of small diameter locking intramedullary nails has introduced a new option. We report the early results of a randomised, prospective study comparing external fixation with non-reamed locked nails in grade-IIIb open tibial fr...

Bilateral stress fracture of distal fibula and tibia--case report.

The article presents a very rare case of bilateral distal tibial and fibular stress fractures in a 58-year-old white male. Excessive work load was undoubtedly the direct cause of the fractures as the patient's job involved carrying heavy (about 7 kg) packs of newspapers up stairs for 4 hours every night, with the distance covered amounting to approximately 80 floors. The available literature do...