(1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1616 Scott Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA;(2) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract:
Background
Controversy exists regarding management of proximal tibial metaphyseal fractures with severe soft tissue injury. It is unclear whether limb salvage or early amputation results in the best functional and clinical outcomes.