Oblique tibial fracture

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pain following football injury. Unable to weightbear.

Patient Data

Age: 7 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Oblique fracture through the mid-diaphysis of the tibia.

Case Discussion

Features here are of an oblique fracture, not a spiral fracture.

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