Injury of soft tissues as limiting factor in treatement fractures of lower leg

Česká verzia

Authors: Jan Spudich
Authors place of work: Chirurgické oddělení Nemocnice Most, o. z., Krajská zdravotní a. s.
Published in the journal: Úraz chir. 21., 2013, č.3

Summary

BACKGROUND:
Injury of lower leg has his specifics first of all because of the injury of soft tissues. The choice of implant and timing of definitive solution of soft tissue defects are the basic keys in treatement algorithm.

MATERIAL AND RESULTS:
Author gives hereby the experience from his departement with the treatement of lower leg injuries in the last 10 years.

DISCUSSION:
The injury of soft tissues is strongly dependent on the level of lower leg. Fast and correct solution of the injury of soft tissues plays the key role. The right timing of definitive osteosynthesis is crucial.

CONCLUSION:
The correct common solution of soft tissue injury by fractures of lower leg is the key factor which influence the final prognosis of the treatement. In the level of proximal and middle third tibia it is possible in most cases to treat the injury of soft tissues and provide osteosynthesis in one procedure. On contrary by fractures of distal third tibia and first of all by pilon fractures it is necessary to use often more phases. It is crucial to solve the soft tissue injury definitively in the period of 1 week.

Key words:
soft tissues, level of lower leg, soft tissue cover.

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