title: Treatment for symptomatic os subtibiale in a preadolescent athlete: a report of 3 cases in preadolescence.
abstract: The os subtibiale is a rare accessory bone, which should be distinguished from fracture of the medial malleolus because misinterpretation leads to the unnecessary surgery and immobilization. Herein, we report 3 cases of a symptomatic os subtibiale in preadolescent athlete with a review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Ryul
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-120, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-120, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Bum
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-120, Korea. orthoshin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-120, Korea.
authors.forename: In Seok
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Son
keywords: Medial malleolus fracture; Os subtibiale; Preadolescence