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Insufficiency fracture of the proximal fibula and then tibia: a case report
Man Hong Steve Cheung1, Man-fai Lee, Tun Hing Lui
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong.
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.
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