Sarmiento A (1970)A functional below-the-knee brace for tibial fractures. A Report on its use in one hundred thirty-five cases / 中华创伤骨科杂志

Results from the first 135 cases of tibial fractures treated with a functional below-the-knee-brace demonstrate uneventful healing while function of the knee and ankle is maintained. Rapid healing of the fracture in most patients suggests that the early resumption of nearly normal physiological conditions in the limb is favorable to timely and uninterrupted osteogenesis.