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Creating Rigidly Stabilized Fractures for Assessing Intramembranous Ossification, Distraction Osteogenesis, or Healing of Critical Sized Defects
Published on: April 11, 2012
[Bilateral atraumatic epiphysiolysis of the head of the tibia]
L Ozokyay1, K Michler, J Müsgens
1Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, BG-Kliniken Bergmannsheil Bochum. Levent.Oezokyay@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Abstract:
We report above a 14-year old boy, who suffered from a bilateral epiphyseal fracture type Salter/Harris II of the proximal tibia within four weeks without having an adequate trauma. Accompanying injuries were not found. On the left side we performed a osteosynthesis by K-wires due to an dorsal flexion of the epiphyseal fragment, the other side was treated conservatively with an plaster tutor. On both sides we achieved a correct axis and length in a uncomplicated healing with free joint movement. On the base of the result of our treatment we show a literature review of this rare form of epiphysiolysis.
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