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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 87-B, Issue 11, 1556-1559.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B11.16737  
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A completely shattered tibia

V. Z. John, DNB(Orth), Senior Registrar in Orthopaedic Surgery1; M. Alagappan, D(Orth), Chief Medical Officer1; S. Devadoss, MS(Orth), MCh(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; and A. Devadoss, FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Glasg), MCh(Orth), Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery1

1 Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Accident Surgery, 484-B K.K. Nagar, Madurai 625020, Tamil Nadu, India.

Correspondence should be sent to Professor A. Devadoss; e-mail: ioras{at}ioras.com

Despite advances in reconstructive surgery, salvage of mangled extremities still requires long periods of treatment with many operations that can be taxing both to the surgeon and the patient. Attempts at reconstruction of severely shattered limbs necessitate counselling with regard to the protracted course of treatment and associated morbidity as well as problems which may require abandoning of the procedure and secondary amputation. We report the successful salvage of a severely comminuted and open fracture of the tibia in a 32-year-old man.




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