The tibia or shinbone is the most common long bone in the body for someone to fracture. The severity of symptoms depends on how it breaks, which is usually from a traumatic injury or overuse injury.

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems j ...

Tibia Fracture Patient Characteristics by Nonunion Status. Out of 853 patients with a tibia shaft fracture, 99 (12%) patients had a nonunion diagnosis associated with their tibia fracture treatment.

Open Tibial Pilon Fractures: ... 61-year-old man is referred to the Bone Management Center for a consultation about a possible wound infection following treatment for an open tibial pilon fracture.

Proximal tibia fractures emanating from the inferior screw may be effectively treated with hardware removal, IMN and bone grafting of the fracture site. References: Bellemans J, et al. Am J Sports ...

New 22,080 patient study found a higher fracture risk for cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty patients. Here are ...

Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon revealed Friday he was diagnosed with a tibia fracture last month after the team described the injury in July as a deep bone bruise.. In his first substantial ...

tibial shaft fractures; football; amateur; outcome; Although the surgical treatment of tibial shaft fractures has changed considerably over the past 20 years, their management continues to be greatly ...

Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.