Tibia

Olecranon

Surgery

Tibial tuberosity

Avulsion

Environmental health

Anatomy

Elbow

Tension band wiring

Internal fixation

Population

Orthodontics

Avulsion fracture

Medicine

Radiography

Fixation (population genetics)

PubMed

The combination of a fracture of the proximal tibia (Salter-Harris type II) with an avulsion of the tibial tuberosity is a rare injury in the growing dog. Internal fixation of the tibial plateau with K-wires, in some cases combined with a tension band wire for the avulsed tuberosity, resulted in complete healing. There is the possibility of developing growing deformities, therefore control radiographs should routinely be taken in 10 days intervals.

[Salter-II fracture of the proximal tibia with avulsion of the tuberositas tibiae in the dog].