title: [Bilateral tibial head epiphysiolysis in somersault jumping].
abstract: We are reporting about a rare case of a bilateral epiphyseal separation of the proximal tibial epiphysis which occurred to a 16 year old male at the time of bileged take-off when somersault diving. The X-rays at admission showed a bilateral proximal tibial epiphyseal separation of Salter-Harris type I on the right side and Salter-Harris type II on the left side. Both epiphyses showed a posterior dislocation. Stable, anatomical position on both sides was achieved by closed reduction under general anaesthesia and fixed by a plaster cast for five weeks. Healing occurred in anatomical position and no redislocation or growth disturbance was observed. The treatment for such separations is usually conservative; the prognosis is very good, provided that an optimal reposition with restoration of the anatomical situation has been achieved.
authors.affiliation: Unfallkrankenhaus Lorenz Böhler, AUVA, Wien, Osterreich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rappold
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Vischer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Beiderseitige Tibiakopf-Epiphysen-Lösung beim Saltospringen.