If the fracture is severe and you need tibial plateau surgery, the doctor will insert a temporary external fixator, an instrument consisting of pins and bars, into your knee. Once the swelling has ...

The surgeon may also use rods placed inside the tibia or pins placed through the bones above and below the fracture. They will attach these to a rigid frame called an external fixator to hold the ...

internal fixation, which involves using screws, rods, or plates to hold the tibia together external fixation, which connects screws or pins in the fracture to a metal bar outside your leg for ...

Surgeons used the same external fixation device for several parts of the body, including tibia, femur, shoulder and humerus injuries. There was a C-arm in the OR. The surgeons made incisions for ...

The fracture is then reduced by applying traction to the finger and mobilizing the proximal and distal fragments by external pressure. The fixator frame is assembled with pin holders, vises and ...

Back to Healio Recently published results showed fibula fixation is not necessary to obtain or maintain alignment in the treatment of distal tibia fractures when modern nailing techniques are used.