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Universities of Miami and Southern California
Past President of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, 33101, USA,
Universities of Miami and Southern California, USA
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, USA
In this chapter we report on a small number of pathological fractures of the tibia to illustrate that if the pathology I not depictive of malignancy, the initial shortening is acceptable and the angular deformity is correctable, the closed functional bracing may be an appropriate treatment modality.