Patients with ankle arthritis, a widened mortise and minor talar tilt experienced less pain in the short term after distal tibial osteotomy without fibular osteotomy, according to study results. From ...

Background In the last years intramedullary nailing has become the treatment of choice for most displaced diaphyseal tibia fractures. In contrast intramedullary nailing of distal tibia fractures is ...

Researchers from Jerusalem found that a minimally invasive stem cell-based therapy decreased time to union and produced no complications in patients with distal tibia fractures, according to the ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Sprained ankles and broken ankles can both cause considerable pain and affect walking, but they are different injuries. A sprained ankle occurs when the ...

The tibia, also called the shin bone, is one of the two bones in your lower leg. It’s the second-longest bone in your body after your thigh bone. The tibia is paired with a shorter leg bone called the ...

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A Maisonneuve fracture refers to a break or fracture in the fibula close to the knee, with a co-occurring sprain in the ankle. The impact of a sprained ankle may travel up the leg and cause the fibula ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. The medullary cavity is a highly vascular structure that functions as a noncollapsible vein capable of accepting a large volume of ...

For this study eight pairs of fresh frozen porcine tibiae (all female, all same age) were used (bought at the Slaughterhouse Jena, Germany). Specimens were frozen, stored at −20°C, and thawed at room ...