Open AccessOutcomes of Treating Tibial Shaft Fractures Using Intramedullary Nailing (IMN) versus Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPPO)
Author(s) -
Ahmad M Radaideh,
Mutaz A Alrawashdeh,
Abedallah H Al Khateeb,
Omar Obeidat,
Malik Alansari F Abu Tabar,
Suhaib M Bani Essa,
Mohammad Alkhatatba,
Meqdam M Albayati,
Moath A Albashaireh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medicinski arhiv (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-5961
pISSN - 0350-199X
DOI - 10.5455/medarh.2022.76.55-61
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , surgery , percutaneous , orthopedic surgery , external fixation , perioperative , fixation (population genetics) , soft tissue , population , external fixator , environmental health
Tibia shaft fractures are one of the most common long-bone fractures, second most common open sport-related injuries and they are estimated to occur in 4 percent of the senior population.