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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr;21(1):103-5.
doi: 10.1177/230949901302100126.

Insufficiency fracture of the proximal fibula and then tibia: a case report

Man Hong Steve Cheung  1 , Man-fai Lee, Tun Hing Lui
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Case Reports

Insufficiency fracture of the proximal fibula and then tibia: a case report

Man Hong Steve Cheung et al. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2013 Apr.
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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.

Keywords: fibula; fractures, stress; osteoarthritis; tibia.

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