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Acute Traumatic Fibular Bowing Associated with Ankle Fracture
Pablo Navarro-Holgado1,2,3, Pedro Carpintero-Benítez4, Cristóbal Prieto-Tarradas4
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, "Reina Sofía" University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain. holgana@telefonica.net.
Abstract:
We present a case of traumatic fibular bowing associated with ankle fracture in a 14-year-old girl. Acute traumatic bowing deformities of the fibula have always been reported as associated with mid-shaft tibial fractures, but involvement of the distal fibula associated with an ankle fracture has not been reported. The clinical picture is described and the mechanism of injury discussed.
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