Background Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis is widely accepted as a good option for treatment of fractures of distal tibia as it preserves the fracture biology leading to improved outcomes.
Questions/purposes the study aimed to find out the efficacy of MIPO in treatment of extra-articular fractures of distal tibia.
Methods 30 patients with fractures of distal tibia treated with MIPO were retrospectively reviewed. Mean age was 40.3 years. There were 21 males and 9 females, 24 patients had closed fractures and 6 patients had open fractures. Patients were followed up clinically and radiologically for 1 year and AOFAS score for ankle and hind foot was used to assess the functional outcome.
Results 23(67.7%) patients had a peaceful fracture healing, 5 patients (16.7%) showed delayed healing and non-union occurred in 2 patients (6.6%). 4 patients (13.3%) had wound infection and 3 patients (10%) had a plate irritation problems. The average AOFAS score was 83.3.
Conclusions MIPO technique is an effective option in treatment of distal tibia fractures with good functional outcomes but its complications raise the need for good preoperative planning to avoid the complications as much as possible