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Spontaneous or traumatic premature closure of the tibial tubercle

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 A premature closure of the physis of the tibial tubercle in a young man has given rise to a shortening of the tibia, a patella alta and a reversed tibial slope of 20° with clinical genu recurvatum. After a proximal open wedge tibial osteotomy all three postural deformities could be restored. The etiology of this complex deformity is discussed.

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Les auteurs rapportent un cas de traitement chirurgical de fermeture prématurée du cartilage de croissance de la tubérosité tibiale antérieure

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  1. Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery, De Wever Hospital, P.O. Box 4446, NL-6401 CX Heerlen, The Netherlands Tel. +31-45-5766740; Fax +31-45–5766055, , , , , , NL

    A. J. Tonino

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Accepted: 19 February 1998

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Tonino, A. Spontaneous or traumatic premature closure of the tibial tubercle. International Orthopaedics SICOT 23, 71–72 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050310

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