FRACTURE: Unicortical plate with nail in tibia
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LATERAL view of post op xray
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Presented here is a case of 35 yr
old male patient, who had met with an accident while riding a scooter. He was
diagnosed as having multiple fractures in his left leg (segmental fracture
tibia with 4 fragments and fracture fibula). The overlying skin was blistered
with swelling of the whole leg. The leg was maintained in a slab plaster for
one week to allow the fracture to be immobilized and let the tissues heal with
decrease in swelling. At end of one week, we had a relatively less swollen leg
and healed blisters. The patient was taken to Operation Theater wherein
fracture tibia was fixed with an interlocking nail which spanned the entire
length of the bone. It stabilized the distal two fractures adequately. However
the most proximal fracture was getting angulated anteriorly due to pull of patellar
tendon. So as has been described in various journals. The most proximal
fracture was opened and fixed with a unicortical plate to control angulation at
fracture site. All the fractures progressed to union with slight delay but
without need for any supplementary procedure.