title: [Epiphyseal detachment of the upper end of the tibia].
abstract: In this study, we report 3 cases of fractures involving separation of the upper end of the tibia in young adolescent. These are fairly rare injuries that usually treated by plaster immobilisation. Our aim, through this work is to show the uncommon characteristic of this injuries, possibility of local complications and the difficult of choice of treatment: conservative or surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de Traumato-Orthopêdie (Aile 4) CHU IbnRochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fadili
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wichou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nechad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harfaoui
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zryouil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D008297:Male; D000072042:Salter-Harris Fractures; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy