RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rehabilitation of simultaneous bilateral epiphysial fracture of proximal tibia in adolescent
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr-2017-223619
DO 10.1136/bcr-2017-223619
VO 2018
A1 Jennifer Pires
A1 Sandra Oliveira
A1 Pedro Figueiredo
A1 João Páscoa Pinheiro
YR 2018
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2017-223619.abstract
AB Simultaneous and bilateral epiphysial fracture of the proximal tibia is an extremely rare injury, with only 23 cases reported in the literature. In this paper, we present a 15-year-old adolescent with a simultaneous and bilateral epiphysial fracture of the proximal tibia in sport context (trampoline jump). He underwentsurgical repair with bilateral closed reduction and internal fixation, followed by outpatient rehabilitation programme during 4 months. There was a good functional outcome, without limitation in activities of daily living and with resumption of amateur sports activity. Since there are no guidelines described for this pathology, the authors suggest a rehabilitation protocol for bilateral epiphysial fractures of the proximal tibia that underwent surgical treatment previously and in which there were no complications in the acute phase.