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Post-traumatic osteoarthrosis after tibial shaft fractures A 30-year-follow-up

Karlsson, M. K. LU ; Frennby, B. LU and Obrant, K. J. LU (1993) In Orthopedie Traumatologie 3(3). p.255-256
Abstract

In 1990, a retrospective case control study was performed based on all patients with tibial shaft fractures (n = 767) treated at the Department of Orthopaedics in Malmö 1949-1963. At the time of the study 231 of the patients were still living in Malmö . All radiographic examinations of this latter group from the time of the fracture to 1990 were studied and the occurrence of osteoarthrosis (OA) of the hip, knee and ankle joints were registered. The fracture patients were compared with an age and sex-matched control group. The group with previous tibial shaft fracture had an increased prevalence of OA in the lower extremities compared with the controls. When comparing the risk of OA in the once fractured limb with the uninjured side we... (More)

In 1990, a retrospective case control study was performed based on all patients with tibial shaft fractures (n = 767) treated at the Department of Orthopaedics in Malmö 1949-1963. At the time of the study 231 of the patients were still living in Malmö . All radiographic examinations of this latter group from the time of the fracture to 1990 were studied and the occurrence of osteoarthrosis (OA) of the hip, knee and ankle joints were registered. The fracture patients were compared with an age and sex-matched control group. The group with previous tibial shaft fracture had an increased prevalence of OA in the lower extremities compared with the controls. When comparing the risk of OA in the once fractured limb with the uninjured side we found no difference. We conclude that there is no risk of having posttraumatic OA after extra-articular tibial shaft fractures.

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Diaphyseal, Posttraumatic osteoarthrosis, Tibial fracture
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Orthopedie Traumatologie
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255 - 256
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Springer
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1633-8065
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10.1007/BF01796530
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  author       = {{Karlsson, M. K. and Frennby, B. and Obrant, K. J.}},
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  keywords     = {{Diaphyseal; Posttraumatic osteoarthrosis; Tibial fracture}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{09}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{255--256}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Orthopedie Traumatologie}},
  title        = {{Post-traumatic osteoarthrosis after tibial shaft fractures A 30-year-follow-up}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01796530}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF01796530}},
  volume       = {{3}},
  year         = {{1993}},
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