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Title | Posttraumatic tibia valga: a case demonstrating asymmetric activity at the proximal growth plate on technetium bone scan |
Creator/Author | Zionts, L.E. ; Harcke, H.T. ; Brooks, K.M. ; MacEwen, G.D. |
Publication Date | 1987 Jul 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6178313 |
Other Number(s) | CODEN: JPORD |
Resource Type | Journal Article |
Resource Relation | J. Pediatr. Orthop. ; Vol/Issue: 7:4 |
Research Org | Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, DE |
Subject | 550601 -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics; SKELETAL DISEASES-- DIAGNOSIS;TIBIA-- BONE FRACTURES;TIBIA-- SCINTISCANNING; CHILDREN;PATIENTS;TECHNETIUM |
Related Subject | AGE GROUPS;BODY;COUNTING TECHNIQUES;DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES;DISEASES;ELEMENTS;INJURIES;METALS;ORGANS;RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING;SKELETON;TRANSITION ELEMENTS |
Description/Abstract | Posttraumatic tibia valga is a well-recognized complication following fracture of the upper tibial metaphysis in young children.^We present a case of a child who developed a valgus deformity following fracture of the proximal tibia and fibula in which quantitative bone scintigraphy at 5 months after injury demonstrated increased uptake at the proximal tibial growth plate with proportionally greater uptake on the medial side.^This finding suggests that the valgus deformity in this patient was due to a relative increase in vascularity and consequent overgrowth of the medial portion of the proximal tibial physis. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: 458-462 |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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