Case Report
Simultaneous, Bilateral Triplane and Juvenile Tillaux Fractures in a 13-year old Boy: A Case Report and Discussion
| Andrew J Rosenbaum,Cory M Czajka,John A Di Preta,Richard L Uhl* | ||
| Albany Medical College, 1367 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12206, USA | ||
| Corresponding Author : | Richard L. Uhl Albany Medical College 1367 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12206, USA E-mail: uhlr@aol.com |
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| Received September 19, 2013; Accepted October 21, 2013; Published October 25, 2013 | ||
| Citation: Rosenbaum AJ, Czajka CM, Di Preta JA, Uhl RL (2013) Simultaneous, Bilateral Triplane and Juvenile Tillaux Fractures in a 13-year-old Boy: A Case Report and Discussion. Clin Res Foot Ankle 1:118. doi:10.4172/2329-910X.1000118 | ||
| Copyright: © 2013 Rosenbaum AJ, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | ||
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Abstract
Pediatric Triplane and Tillaux fractures represent a continuum of Salter-Harris injuries of the distal tibia. Over an 18-month period in children 12 to 15 years of age, the distal tibial physis closes first centrally, than medially and finally laterally. It is this unique and asymmetric pattern that makes them vulnerable to these injuries, with the Tillaux fracture historically occurring in slightly older children than the triplane fracture. However, we present a case and discussion of a 13-year-old male who incurred simultaneous Tillaux and Triplane fractures.
