Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Trauma - Tibia/Fibula
Abstract number: 26031
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RESULTS OF INTERLOCK NAILING IN OPEN AND
CLOSED TIBIAL DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES
Amit TYAGI 1 , Nirbhay SHRIVASTAVA 2
1 sushruta Trauma Centre, New Delhi (INDIA), 2 gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, MP
(INDIA)
Present study comprised of 30 cases of tibia fracture. Majority of the patients were
males (83.3%). The average age of the patients was of 27.5 years Of the total 30
cases , 18 were closed, 7 grade I compound fractures, 3 grade 2 compound fractures
and 2 grade III A compound fractures. Most of the cases were of type A3. The
patients were followed up for a minimum period of 6 months the average duration
being 38 weeks. The average time of union were best in A1 (spiral undisplaced)
fractures i.e. 15.6 weeks. There was a delay in union seen as comminution
increased. The time of union had significant association with type of communition
(p