Complications in Tibial Shaft Fractures

Accounting for 15% of long-bone fractures in the pediatric population, tibial shaft fractures are one of the most common injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons. The treatment of such a common fracture can vary from nonoperative to surgical management depending upon several factors: fracture pattern, alignment, mechanism, associated injuries, and skeletal maturity of the patient. An understanding of methods to avoid such complications or how to navigate precarious situations in which they occur should be in the arsenal of every orthopedic surgeon who cares for pediatric patients..