Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Accelerated tibial fracture union in the third trimester of pregnancy: a case report. | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Accelerated tibial fracture union in the third trimester of pregnancy a case report Mudussar A Ahmad Damayanthi Kuhanendran Irvine W Kamande and Charalambos Charalambides Address Department of Trauma Orthopaedics The Whittington University Hospital London UK Email Mudussar A Ahmad - mudussarahmad@ Damayanthi Kuhanendran - damy007@ Irvine W Kamande - Irvinekamande@ Charalambos Charalambides - Corresponding author Published 9 February 2008 Received 9 November 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 44 doi 1752-1947-2-44 Accepted 9 February 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 44 2008 Ahmad et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction We present a case of accelerated tibial fracture union in the third trimester of pregnancy. This is of particular relevance to orthopaedic surgeons who must be made aware of the potentially accelerated healing response in pregnancy and the requirement for prompt treatment. Case presentation A 40 year old woman at 34 weeks gestational age sustained a displaced fracture of the tibial shaft. This was initially treated conservatively in plaster with view to intramedullary nailing postpartum. Following an emergency caesarean section the patient was able to fully weight bear without pain 4 weeks post injury indicating clinical union. Radiographs demonstrated radiological union with good alignment and abundant callus formation. Fracture union occurred within 4 weeks less than half the time .
