Related Experiment Videos
Prophylactic intramedullary fixation of the tibia for stress fracture in a professional athlete
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Prophylactic intramedullary nailing of the tibia for stress fracture was performed successfully in a professional football player, enabling him to resume his career. No similar case has been reported previously.