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Stavrakakis IM, Katsoulis PE, Katsafarou MS. Proximal Tibial Epiphysis Fracture in a 13-Year-Old Male Athlete. Case Rep Orthop. 2017;2017:4823589doi: 10.1155/2017/4823589.
Stavrakakis, I. M., Katsoulis, P. E., & Katsafarou, M. S. (2017). Proximal Tibial Epiphysis Fracture in a 13-Year-Old Male Athlete. Case reports in orthopedics, 20174823589. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4823589
Stavrakakis, Ioannis M, et al. "Proximal Tibial Epiphysis Fracture in a 13-Year-Old Male Athlete." Case reports in orthopedics vol. 2017 (2017): 4823589. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4823589
Stavrakakis IM, Katsoulis PE, Katsafarou MS. Proximal Tibial Epiphysis Fracture in a 13-Year-Old Male Athlete. Case Rep Orthop. 2017;2017:4823589. doi: 10.1155/2017/4823589. Epub 2017 May 21. PMID: 28607786; PMCID: PMC5457767.
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Case Rep Orthop. 2017;2017:4823589. doi: 10.1155/2017/4823589. Epub 2017 May 21.

Proximal Tibial Epiphysis Fracture in a 13-Year-Old Male Athlete.

Case reports in orthopedics

Ioannis M Stavrakakis, Pavlos E Katsoulis, Maria S Katsafarou

Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Knosou 4, 721 00 Crete, Greece.

PMID: 28607786 PMCID: PMC5457767 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4823589

Abstract

Fractures of the proximal epiphysis of the tibia are rare, representing 0.5 to 3.0% of all epiphyseal injuries. These injuries can damage the popliteal vessels and their bifurcation, affecting the blood supply of the lower limb, as well as the nerves below the knee. Epiphyseal growth arrest is also a potential complication, leading to various angular deformities. We present a case of a 13-year-old male athlete with a posteriorly displaced Salter-Harris type II fracture of the proximal epiphysis of the left tibia who was treated conservatively with closed reduction and cast immobilization.

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