The tibia or shinbone is the most common long bone in the body for someone to fracture. The severity of symptoms depends on how it breaks, which is usually from a traumatic injury or overuse injury.

Tibial plateau fractures can cause swelling, pain, and, in severe cases, loss of mobility of the knee joint. The tibia, also known as the shin bone, is the main bone in the lower leg.

Smith+Nephew this week announced the launch of its new Trigen Max Tibia Nailing System for stable and unstable fractures.

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems j ...

Tibia Fracture Patient Characteristics by Nonunion Status. Out of 853 patients with a tibia shaft fracture, 99 (12%) patients had a nonunion diagnosis associated with their tibia fracture treatment.

Open Tibial Pilon Fractures: ... 61-year-old man is referred to the Bone Management Center for a consultation about a possible wound infection following treatment for an open tibial pilon fracture.

Of these, fractures of the tibia -- the long bone of our lower leg -- are the most common at about 24% of all stress fractures. ... What Is the Treatment for Stress Fractures?