title: Insufficiency fracture of the proximal fibula and then tibia: a case report.
abstract: Elderly people with osteoarthritis of the knee and postpartum women are at risk of insufficiency fractures of the proximal fibular or tibia. We report on an 82-year-old woman with valgus osteoarthritis of the knee who developed insufficiency fractures of the right proximal fibula and then the right proximal tibia. She underwent total knee arthroplasty using a long tibial stem and a tibial locking plate with the Less Invasive Stabilization System.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors: Man Hong Steve
authors: MH
authors: Cheung
authors: Man-fai
authors: MF
authors: Lee
authors: Tun Hing
authors: TH
authors: Lui
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: fibula; fractures, stress; osteoarthritis; tibia