Citation

Peterson CM, Gittins ME. Clin. J. Sport. Med. 1997; 7(2): 141-143.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedics, Doctors Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9113433

Abstract

PURPOSE: We describe an unusual mechanism of action for a proximal tibial fracture in an adolescent. CASE SUMMARY: The patient injured his leg while jumping off a spring diving board and sustained a proximal tibial physeal fracture. DISCUSSION: The majority of these fractures occur when an athlete jumps up from a stationery platform, most commonly in basketball. RELEVANCE: This article describes an unreported cause of a proximal physeal fracture secondary to an athlete jumping off a spring diving board.

Language: en