Lower limb deformity following proximal tibia physeal injury: long-term follow-up.

Background: Proximal tibial physeal injuries are quite rare, but their complications can be of great importance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of this injury on the axis and length of a child's limb.

Materials And Methods: This study focused on 12 patients with proximal physeal injury of the tibia (8 boys and 4 girls; mean age at the time of injury: 8.

The effect of proximal tibial fractures on the limb axis in children.

Between 1985 and 2002 we treated 38 children with 39 fractures of the proximal tibia. Fractures affecting the proximal tibial physis were excluded from this study. Mean age at the time of injury was 7.