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. 2011 Apr;21(3):199-201.
doi: 10.1007/s00590-010-0688-3. Epub 2010 Aug 29.

Bilateral proximal tibia fracture

M J G Andriessen, E C J L Mattens, C Sleeboom, H A Heij

Bilateral proximal tibia fracture

M J G Andriessen et al. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

A bilateral fracture of the proximal tibia is rare in children. We describe a girl with a bilateral fracture just distal of the epiphyseal plate after minimal trauma.

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Figures

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Trauma; bilateral proximal tibia fracture
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X-ray after closed reduction
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X-ray after 6 weeks of immobilisation
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(Partial) re-fracture: apophyseal fracture of the right tibia
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After internal fixation
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