Nuestra Experiencia en el Tratamiento Funcional de las Fracturas de Tibia.

Among 57 tibial shaft fractures treated with functional method are collected. The authors report their experience with this systern. They obtain 720/0 of good results (unions), within normal periode of time. The angulation was smaller than 10° in 58% of cases, and never the shortening was bigger than 1''5 cm.The subjetive results have been satisfactory in the 78''9% of patients, and 21''1% 01'' them had sorne disability.As compllcations, one patient had Sudeck''s Syndrome, and 2 patients with thrombophlcbitis.

Among 57 tibial shaft fractures treated with functional method are collected. The authors report their experience with this systern. They obtain 720/0 of good results (unions), within normal periode of time. The angulation was smaller than 10° in 58% of cases, and never the shortening was bigger than 1''5 cm.The subjetive results have been satisfactory in the 78''9% of patients, and 21''1% 01'' them had sorne disability.As compllcations, one patient had Sudeck''s Syndrome, and 2 patients with thrombophlcbitis.