Operative treatment of tibial shaft fractures: a comparison of different methods of primary stabilisation

Introduction Segmental fractures of the tibial shaft (AO type 42-C2) often occur after a high energy direct trauma with consecutive severe soft tissue injury and a high rate of open fractures. The blood supply of the intermediate bone fragment can be severely disturbed and therefore operative treatment is demanding. In this retrospective study, we compared three different methods of stabilisation.