A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...

A fracture is a break or crack in a bone that often results from an injury. With an avulsion fracture, an injury to the bone occurs near where the bone attaches to a tendon or ligament. When the ...

FRACTURES of the tibial spines, like all the less common fractures, receive so little attention in medical literature that even the specialists lose contact with the trends of treatment. It seems ...

A 12-year-old boy landed awkwardly while attempting a flip and sustained a forced eccentric knee flexion injury. He had immediate anterior knee pain and an inability to bear weight. He was seen in a ...

An avulsion fracture occurs when a tendon or ligament that is attached to the bone pulls a piece of the fractured bone off. They can happen anywhere in the body but are most common in the finger, ...

A schematic illustrates the relationship between tibial tubercle fracture and the vascular system. The proximal tibia is in close proximity to the popliteal artery which adds the possibility of the ...