Simultaneous Bilateral Transitional Fractures of the Proximal Tibia after Minor Sports Trauma

We report a very rare case of a 16-year-old healthy athletic boy who sustained simultaneous bilateral transitional fractures of the proximal tibia after kicking a football with his right leg during a soccer game. Following minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis with bridging of the growth plate, the...

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Autores principales: Omar, Mohamed, Petri, Maximilian, Ettinger, Max, Decker, Sebastian, Krettek, Christian, Gaulke, Ralph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24191212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/724802
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Sumario:We report a very rare case of a 16-year-old healthy athletic boy who sustained simultaneous bilateral transitional fractures of the proximal tibia after kicking a football with his right leg during a soccer game. Following minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis with bridging of the growth plate, the patient recovered rapidly without any growth disturbances.

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