Bilateral epiphyseal fractures of the proximal tibia within a six-month interval: a case report.
An epiphyseal fracture commonly results from avulsion of the epiphysis by traction through the attached ligaments. A fracture of the proximal tibial epiphysis is, therefore, a rare injury because of the absence of collateral ligament attachments. Most proximal tibial epiphyseal injuries occur as avulsion fractures of the tibial tubercle; Salter-Harris Types I or II injuries involving pressure epiphyses are rare. In the current case of a thirteen-year-old boy, the proximal tibial epiphyseal injuries in both knees occurred during quadriceps contraction in the absence of violent trauma, and there was a six-month interval between the two injuries.
Takai
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Yoshino
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Kubo
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Suzuki
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Hirasawa
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Y
D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome