Insufficiency fracture of the proximal fibula and then tibia: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Elderly people with osteoarthritis of the knee and postpartum women are at risk of insufficiency fractures of the proximal fibular or tibia. We report on an 82-year-old woman with valgus osteoarthritis of the knee who developed insufficiency fractures of the right proximal fibula and then the right proximal tibia. She underwent total knee arthroplasty using a long tibial stem and a tibial locking plate with the Less Invasive Stabilization System.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Fibula
- Fractures, Stress
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Tibial Fractures
Anatomy
- knee
- tibia