Juvenile Tillaux fracture with disrupted anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament: a case report.
The juvenile Tillaux fracture is an avulsion fracture of the anterolateral corner of the distal tibial epiphysis. This type of fracture occurs when the anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament, with the foot position of supination-eversion or external rotation, avulses an epiphyseal fragment. Therefore, the anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament plays an important role in this injury, and usually remains intact. Here, we present a case in which the distal epiphyseal fragment was severely displaced and inverted, and the anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament was totally disrupted.
Tanaka
Makoto
M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital, 4-8-1, Hoshigaoka, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
Shibano
Kohji
K
Tagawa
Yasuhiro
Y
Kawai
Hideo
H
Hamada
Masayuki
M
D000293:Adolescent; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*