The traumatic floating knee in adults (FK) is a combined injury of the lower limb defined by ipsilateral fractures of the tibia and femur. The first publications emphasized the severity of injuries, the bad results after conservative treatment, the most severe functional outcome in case of articular fracture and the frequency of associated cruciate ligament injuries. The surgical management of ...

INTRODUCTION Compound distal tibia fractures have high incidence of nonunions and have varied presentation as far as status of fibula is concerned. If fibula is sufficiently healthy we can use it for bridging the nonunion of tibia. CASE REPORT We present a case of 20 year old female with compound and segmental tibia fracture. Primary stablisation by external fixation and later cast brace appl...

BACKGROUND Distal limb fracture in man can induce a complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with pain, warmth, edema, and cutaneous inflammation. In the present study substance P (SP, Tac1(-/-)) and CGRP receptor (RAMP1(-/-)) deficient mice were used to investigate the contribution of neuropeptide signaling to CRPS-like changes in a tibia fracture mouse model. Wildtype, Tac1(-/-), and RAMP1(-/-) ...

Congenital anterolateral bowing of the tibia is a rare deformity that may lead to pseudarthrosis and risk of fracture. This is commonly associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. In this report, we describe a 15-month old male with congenital anterolateral bowing of the right tibia and associated hallux duplication. This is a distinct entity with a generally favourable prognosis that should not ...

By D. N. KARMOKAR, l.m.f. Assistant Medical Officer, Rajmai Tea Estate Upper Assam ..uile A tea-garden coolie boy, aged about 9 years. staying in a distant bustee with one of his rela ^ fell from a mango tree about S months ago and ? compound fracture of the left tibia. , 0llie In the latter part of April, he was brought 11 ^jie by his parents and on the 1st May he came to hospital on foot for ...

abstract  background: reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing of the tibia is a procedure  for the treatment of a non-infected tibial non::::union::::. the purpose of this clinical  study was to evaluate the outcome of this method as a treatment of tibial non::::union::::.  methods: twenty-nine patients with non::::union:::: after initial therapy for tibial fracture  were retrospectively ass...

OBJECTIVES Clinical studies have shown alcohol to be a risk factor for traumatic orthopaedic injuries and for nonunion. Data from animal studies suggest that alcohol exposure inhibits fracture healing. This report presents a novel rodent model of impaired fracture healing caused by repeated alcohol exposure. Using this model, we examined the regenerative effects of an intravenously administered...

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...

OBJECTIVES Complicated fracture healing is often associated with the severity of surrounding muscle tissue trauma. Since inflammation is a primary determinant of musculoskeletal health and regeneration, it is plausible that delayed healing and non-unions are partly caused by compounding local inflammation in response to concomitant muscle trauma. METHODS AND RESULTS To investigate this possib...