Congenital Abnormality of Tibia and Fibula (Posterior Angulation)

Congenital posterior angulation of the tibia; a clinical entity unrelated to congenital pseudarthrosis.

tibia. These patients were all treated conservativeIy. The first one was treated with massage and manipulations; and when the infant began to walk, a brace was applied until three and a half years of age. The last x-ray at the age of seven showed the persistence of a mild degree of media1 bowing of the Ieg bone. The child is reported at the age of eight to have 9; inch shortening. The authors’ ...

Fatigue Fractures of Both Tibia and Fibula.

Case i.-E. G., a housewife and part-time domestic, aged 59, suddenly felt pain around the ankle while walking. Later the ankle became swollen but she remained active for six weeks until she attended her doctor, who referred her to Upton Hospital, Slough. On examination, the lower leg and ankle were swollen, with maximal tenderness over the lower tibia and fibula. Ankle movements were restricted...

Fracture of the tibia and fibula.

Bifocal fractures of the tibia and fibula.

We report the results of a three-year study of bifocal fractures of the tibia and fibula, excluding segmental shaft fractures. In our whole series, these formed 4.7% of all tibial diaphyseal fractures. We describe three groups: bifocal fractures of both the proximal and the distal joint surfaces, fractures of the shaft and tibial plateau, and fractures of the shaft and ankle. These groups of fr...

Congenital aplasia and dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula. Classification and management.

We have reviewed congenital aplasia or dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula in twenty children (twenty-nine limbs). We have described four morphological groups and four radiological types, and have proposed the clinical and radiological features which in early infancy distinguish these varieties, which vary in their prognosis. We regard accurate diagnosis to be of the utmost importance in ...