Triplane fracture of the proximal tibia: a case report and literature review

• Published in: The Pan African medical journal Vol. 33; no. 40; p. 40
• Main Authors: Aymen, Fekih, Youcef, Othman, Aymen, Saïdi, Issam, Aloui, Abderrazek, Abid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2019; The African Field Epidemiology Network; The Pan African Medical Journal
• Subjects: Amputation; Case Report; Case reports; child; Injuries; Knee; Medical imaging; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; physeal injury; proximal tibial triplane; Trauma; Tunisia; physeal injury; Proximal tibial triplane; child
• ISSN: 1937-8688; 1937-8688
• DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.40.17953

Triplane fractures of the proximal tibia are less well known than the distal extremity. The diagnosis is based on a good analysis of X-rays and possibly CT images to better plan the management. The authors reports a triplane fracture of the proximal tibial in a 12 year old boy treated by closed reduction and internal fixation. To our knowledge, only a dozen cases have been reported in the literature with generally a good evolution of the fracture.