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Harb Z, Malhi A. Bilateral Simultaneous Avulsion Fractures of the Proximal Tibia in a 14-Year-Old Athlete with Vitamin-D Deficiency. Case Rep Orthop. 2015;2015:783046doi: 10.1155/2015/783046.
Harb, Z., & Malhi, A. (2015). Bilateral Simultaneous Avulsion Fractures of the Proximal Tibia in a 14-Year-Old Athlete with Vitamin-D Deficiency. Case reports in orthopedics, 2015783046. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/783046
Harb, Ziad, and Malhi, Arfan. "Bilateral Simultaneous Avulsion Fractures of the Proximal Tibia in a 14-Year-Old Athlete with Vitamin-D Deficiency." Case reports in orthopedics vol. 2015 (2015): 783046. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/783046
Harb Z, Malhi A. Bilateral Simultaneous Avulsion Fractures of the Proximal Tibia in a 14-Year-Old Athlete with Vitamin-D Deficiency. Case Rep Orthop. 2015;2015:783046. doi: 10.1155/2015/783046. Epub 2015 Sep 06. PMID: 26425381; PMCID: PMC4575729.
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Case Rep Orthop. 2015;2015:783046. doi: 10.1155/2015/783046. Epub 2015 Sep 06.

Bilateral Simultaneous Avulsion Fractures of the Proximal Tibia in a 14-Year-Old Athlete with Vitamin-D Deficiency.

Case reports in orthopedics

Ziad Harb, Arfan Malhi

Affiliations

  1. Croydon University Hospital, London Road, Surrey CR7 7YE, UK.
  2. Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LH, UK.

PMID: 26425381 PMCID: PMC4575729 DOI: 10.1155/2015/783046

Abstract

Fractures involving the proximal tibial epiphysis are rare and form 0.5% of all epiphyseal injuries. The specific anatomical and developmental features of the proximal tibial epiphysis make it vulnerable to unique patterns of fractures. Vitamin-D plays a vital role in bone homeostasis and its deficiency has an impact on fracture risk and healing. We present the first ever reported case of simultaneous bilateral proximal tibial physeal fractures in an athlete with vitamin-D deficiency. Treatment consisted of plaster immobilisation, and the patient made a full recovery and returned to preinjury level of activities. We report this case for its uniqueness and as an educational review of the importance of the developmental anatomy of the proximal tibia. We review the literature and discuss how the stages of the growing physis determine the type of fracture sustained.

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