Posttraumatic tibia valga: a case demonstrating asymmetric activity at the proximal growth plate on technetium bone scan

J Pediatr Orthop. 1987 Jul-Aug;7(4):458-62.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Growth Plate / diagnostic imaging
  • Growth Plate / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium
  • Tibia / pathology
  • Tibial Fractures / complications*

Substances

  • Technetium