Abstract
Fractures of the proximal tibial epiphysis and apophysis are rare. Data of ten patients
seen in the last 17 yr with an epiphyseal (6) or apophyseal (4) fracture of the proximal
tibia were reviewed. Three patients with an epiphyseal fracture were treated by open
reduction and fixation, the other three by closed reduction. All apophyseal fractures
were treated by open reduction and internal fixation. No major complications occurred.
The final results were good.
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 12,
1999
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© 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
