Citation

Ballmer FT, Hertel R, Noesberger B, Jakob RP. J. Sports Traumatol. Rel. Res. 1995; 17(1): 46-59.

Affiliation

Ballmer, F.T., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Kurtis Publications)

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Abstract

The fracture patterns and concomitant local injuries of tibial ski fractures were analysed on the basis of a series of 524 fractures from 1980 to 1993. 13.4% of the fractures were located in the proximal, 53.8% in the diaphyseal, 8.8% in the distal and 24.0% in the malleolar segment of the tibia respectively. Articular fractures accounted for 87.9% of the proximal and distal segment fractures, not including the malleolar fractures. The occurrence of open tibial fractures was relatively high with 6.7%. In contrast to most publications on 'ski fractures' our rate of articular and malleolar fractures as well as the rate of open fractures is higher.