Table 1.
AO/ASIF classification of tibia shaft fractures [4]
Type | Fracture | Subclassification |
A | Simple | A1 – spiral |
A2 – oblique | ||
A3 – transverse | ||
B | Wedge | B1 – spiral wedge |
B2 – bending wedge | ||
B3 – fragmented wedge | ||
C | Complex | C1 – spiral |
C2 – segmental | ||
C3 – irregular |
AO/ASIF, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osteosynthesefragen/Association for the study of Internal Fixation.