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The Anatomy of the Tibial Nutrient Artery Canal—An Investigation of 106 Patients Using Multi-Detector Computed Tomography

Haidara Almansour,
Eleftherios Armoutsis,
Marie K. Reumann,
Konstantin Nikolaou and
Fabian Springer

J. Clin. Med.2020, 9(4), 1135;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9041135

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15 April 2020

Radiologic evaluation of the tibial nutrient artery is clinically important as disruption of tibial blood supply is a risk factor for delayed or non-union of tibial fractures. Damage to the tibial nutrient artery canal (TNAC) may occur by a traversin...

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Injury of the Tibial Nutrient Artery Canal during External Fixation for Lower Extremity Fractures: A Computed Tomography Study

Haidara Almansour,
Johann Jacoby,
Heiko Baumgartner,
Marie K. Reumann,
Konstantin Nikolaou and
Fabian Springer

J. Clin. Med.2020, 9(7), 2235;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9072235

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14 July 2020

The tibial nutrient artery (TNA) is the major diaphyseal artery of the tibia supplying two thirds of the inner osseous cortex. Hence, iatrogenic injury of the TNA endangers the integrity of the tibial blood supply and may compromise fracture healing....

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