Nuno Vieira da Silva*, Susana Neto, Marta Cerqueira, Francisco Bernardes, Diogo Soares and Fernando Silva

Orthopaedics Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal

*Corresponding Author: Nuno Vieira da Silva, Orthopaedics Department, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal.

Received: October 20, 2022; Published: November 13, 2022

Abstract

Pediatric ankle fractures are the second most common physeal injuries, accounting for almost 40% of all physeal injuries and for 5% of all pediatric fractures [1]. High-energy suprasyndesmotic fractures are associated with hard complications [2]. Although the surgical planning being not based only on the fracture pattern alone, it is mandatory to know the different fracture classifications and its mechanism influence on the treatment.

Keywords: Physeal Fracture; Ankle; Distal Tibia; Fracture Pattern; Salter-Harris; Ogden; Dias and Tachdjian

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Citation

Citation: Nuno Vieira da Silva., et al. “Complex Physeal Fracture of the Distal Tibia - Description of a New Fracture Pattern”. Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.12 (2022): 142-144.

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