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  • Title: The healing of closed tibial shaft fractures. The natural history of union with closed treatment.
    Author: Oni OO, Hui A, Gregg PJ.
    Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Br; 1988 Nov; 70(5):787-90. PubMed ID: 3192581.
    Abstract:
    One hundred consecutive closed fractures of the adult tibial shaft treated by closed methods were surveyed prospectively in order to observe their natural history. The fractures were analysed with regards to speed of healing and the influence of age, sex, causal force, radiological morphology and concurrent fibular fracture. At 20 weeks 19 fractures had not yet united, but 15 of these had united by 30 weeks with conservative treatment alone. The remaining four cases were operated upon because no further progress in healing was anticipated. These findings suggest that, with regard to healing, open reduction and internal fixation is rarely justified in closed adult tibial shaft fractures.
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