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The American Journal of Sports Medicine· 2015Q1

Tension Band Plating for Chronic Anterior Tibial Stress Fractures in High-Performance Athletes

Robert M. Zbeda, Peter K. Sculco, Ekaterina Y. Urch, Lionel E. Lazaro et al.

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Tension band plating of chronic anterior tibial stress fractures in high-performance athletes resulted in osseous union at an average of 9.6 weeks and return to competition for 92% of patients, avoiding the anterior knee pain associated with intramedullary nailing.

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Field: Biomedical Engineering

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