Lower leg fractures

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Nov 18, 2021 • Latest change Nov 18, 2021

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Risk of serious complications is associated even with an ordinary lower leg fracture (e.g. compartment syndrome Muscle compartment syndromes1, deep venous thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis2 or fat embolism).

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Open reduction and internal fixation may be more effective than cast in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. Reamed intramedullary nailing may have a lower incidence of implant failure than unreamed nailing. Otherwise, the evidence is insufficient for conclusions on the best type of, or technique for, intramedullary nailing.C

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Casts, Surgical, Fibula, Fracture, Fractures, Closed, Fractures, Open, Lower Extremity, S82.2, S82.3, S82.8, S82.9, S87.7, Surgery, Tibia, Tibial Fractures, Traumatology, fibular fracture, isolated fibular fracture, isolated tibial fracture, lower limb fracture, syndesmosis rupture, weight bearing, x-ray control

Lower leg fractures

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