Fig. 1

A 20-year-old male patient with a right tibial shaft fracture (AO 42-A2.1 type) treated with internal fixation via the traditional split-patellar ligament approach. Images a-c depicting preoperative X-ray. Image d displaying the incision postoperatively; images e and f represent postoperative X-ray examinations; images g and h showing one-year postoperative reexaminations, indicative of a healed fracture