[Fractures of the lower tibia. Results of 128 osteosynthesis]

The authors have treated 128 articular fractures of the lower tibial extremity. All were operated on, a cancellous graft being often added to the screw-plate fixation. 87 cases were re-examined after a 4-year average follow-up. It is concluded that surgical treatment is more valuable than conservative treatment. The results were satisfactory in 90 p. 100 of the cases, but it is emphasized that the patients were young and sportsmen, and that the fractures were closed most of the complications were related to a poor post-operative care.