title: Rotational injury of the distal tibial physis.
abstract: Rotational displacement of the distal tibial physis occurred in a 12-year-old boy. A review of the literature indicates that long-term follow-up is necessary to determine whether premature physeal closure will occur.
authors: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.
authors: K J
authors: KJ
authors: Koval
authors: W B
authors: WB
authors: Lehman
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Koval
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D000072042:Salter-Harris Fractures; D013977:Tibia / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery