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1-Sep-03 0:00 AM  CST  

Case Controversy: Proximal Tibia Fractur 


Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 17, No. 8, September 2003

Author: M.R. Brinke, MD, Paul J. Duwelius, MD, William M. Ricci, MD

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Case Profile: Submitted by Paul Tornetta, III, MD
A 38-year-old man presents 48 hours after a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained a proximal tibia fracture (Fig. 1); it is a Tscherne type I closed fracture. The patient's neurovascular system is intact, and he has soft compartments

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