[84 fractures of the lower end of the tibia in adults. Attempt at a classification].

Eighty-four articular fractures of the lower end of the tibia were reviewed. One third were compound and three out of four were comminuted. Seventy-three cases were treated by internal fixation.

[A review of 86 fractures of the lower end of the femur treated by internal fixation using A.O. blade-plates (author's transl)].

The authors have treated 86 fractures of the lower end of the femur by internal fixation with an A.O. blade-plate.