The proximal and distal fractures of the tibia are mostly treated by open reduction and plating techniques, especially when the articular surfaces are involved in the fracture.
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Taglang, G. (2002). Proximal and Distal Tibial Fractures. In: Kempf, I., Leung, K.S., Grosse, A., Haarman, H.J.T.M., Seidel, H., Taglang, G. (eds) Practice of Intramedullary Locked Nails. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56337-9_4
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