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Case Reports
. 2000 Nov;14(8):577-81.
doi: 10.1097/00005131-200011000-00011.

Treatment of closed tibia shaft fractures: a survey from the 1997 Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Osteosynthesis International--Gerhard Küntscher Kreis meeting

C Khalily  1 , S Behnke, D Seligson
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Treatment of closed tibia shaft fractures: a survey from the 1997 Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Osteosynthesis International--Gerhard Küntscher Kreis meeting

C Khalily et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To identify any consensus of opinion regarding treatment and outcome of a closed mid-shaft tibia fracture among orthopedic surgeons.

Design: Survey.

Setting: 1997 combined meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Osteosynthesis International-Gerhard Küntscher Kreis.

Main outcome measurement: Percentage of responses to key questions. Proportion test (nonparametric) for statistical significance.

Results: There is no consensus of opinion regarding treatment for this fracture type. Wide variation exists between and within the different subgroups of orthopaedic surgeons surveyed.

Conclusions: This brings into focus the spectrum of acceptable care for the management of fractures. More studies must be conducted to identify optimal treatment for closed mid-shaft tibia fractures.

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