Unique Applications of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Nails in Tibia and Ankle Injuries
Experiences of Gil R. Ortega, MD, MPH and Cody Pehrson, MD in Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (JoT) s. This article reviews the unique use of these implants in a collegiate athlete with bilateral, symptomatic tibial shaft stress fractures that failed conservative management, and a patient who suffered an initial, open tibial shaft, and pilon fracture who was surgically treated initially, which then became a nonunion.