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Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model
Published on: April 18, 2011
Simultaneous bilateral transitional fractures of the proximal tibia after minor sports trauma
Mohamed Omar1, Maximilian Petri, Max Ettinger
1Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Abstract:
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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