Case Reports in Orthopedics (Jan 2013)

Simultaneous Bilateral Transitional Fractures of the Proximal Tibia after Minor Sports Trauma

  • Mohamed Omar,
  • Maximilian Petri,
  • Max Ettinger,
  • Sebastian Decker,
  • Christian Krettek,
  • Ralph Gaulke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/724802
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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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.