ANTERIOR TIBIAL STRESS-FRACTURE TREATED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING -A CASE-REPORT

This article describes the use of intramedullary redding as a treatmen t for an anterior tibial stress fracture in a patient with high functi onal demands: a professional ballet dancer. In our patient, a year of conservative treatment and later tibial drilling was unsuccessful. Aft er sustaining a complete fracture at the site of the stress fracture, he was treated with intramedullary redding and was able to dance 21 we eks after surgery. The fracture went on to complete healing. The role of prophylactic intramedullary nailing in this difficult fracture is d iscus sed.