Background Fractures of the tibial eminence, first described by Poncet in 1875, are bony avulsions of the ACL from its insertion on the intercondylar eminence of the tibia (Figure 1). Tibial eminence fractures are relatively rare with an incidence of approximately 3 per 100,000 per year, and account for 2 to 5% of knee injuries in the pediatric pediatric population. While most commonly seen in ...

BACKGROUND Tibial plateau fractures can be successfully fixed utilizing 3.5 mm locking plates. However, there are some disadvantages to using these plates. OBJECTIVES In the current prospective study, we investigated the outcome of treating different types of tibial plateau fractures with 3.5 mm simple plates which, to our knowledge, has not been evaluated in previous studies. MATERIALS AND...

In two years we treated four women with ununited stress fractures of their proximal tibial diaphyses. They all had arthritis and valgus deformity. The stress fractures had been treated elsewhere by non-operative means in three patients and by open reduction and internal fixation in one, but had failed to unite. After treatment with a modular total knee prosthesis with a long tibial stem extensi...

The study was aimed to assess the effect of varicosity and pregnancy on the blood flow parameters in 22 cranial tibial veins of 17 buffaloes using B-mode and Doppler ultrasonography. Out of these, five buffaloes were suffering from unilateral hind limb varicosity and 12 were clinically healthy non-pregnant (n=6) or in advanced stages of pregnancy (n=6). The study highlights a significant increa...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is known as the main restraint of anterior tibial translation of the knee joint during movements. Loss of the ACL disrupts the delicate balance of knee structures and may lead to knee joint instability. This, in turn, may cause further damage to the knee structures. Because of the complexity of the knee joint, the movements of the tibia relative to the femur...

Epidemiology A review of the literature suggests that tibial diaphyseal fractures are declining in incidence in the developed world. Weiss et al1 have shown that the incidence of tibial diaphyseal fractures in Sweden declined from 18.7/105/year in 1998 to 16.1/105/year in 2004. They also found that 48% of fractures were caused by a fall from a standing height, compared with 21% of fractures whi...

INTRODUCTION Stress fractures are overuse injuries most commonly seen in athletes, military recruits, and individuals with endocrine abnormalities. It has been demonstrated that chronic cases of anterior tibial stress fractures refractory to conservative management respond well to intramedullary nailing. To our knowledge, only one report has been published concerning patients with bilateral tib...

BACKGROUND Although open tibial fractures are common in Malaysia, the outcomes for these patients have not been evaluated in the literature. This retrospective study was conducted to examine the factors associated with infection and non-union in open tibial fractures managed at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan, in 2009. METHODS From 1 January until 31 December 2009, the Department...

Peri-articular fractures after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery are rare. To our knowledge, this case documents the first insufficiency fracture of the tibial plateau after ACL reconstruction, which presented three weeks after the procedure. A 25-year-old female recreational soccer player suffered an insufficiency fracture of the tibial plateau, extending 1.5 mm into the ...

Tibial diaphyseal fractures are one of the commonest long bone fractures encountered by most of the orthopaedic surgeons. There are many methods of treatment for tibial diaphyseal fractures. But now-a-days closed intramedullary interlocking nailing is emerging as treatment of choice for all closed tibial diaphyseal fractures, most of type Iand type II open fractures in adults. Closed IM IL nail...