TIBIAL SPINE FRACTURES

Frank Giacobetti, M.D. Orthopaedic Resident

September 20, 1995

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION

ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT

THE ALFRED I. DUPONT INSTITUTE

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

CASE HISTORY:
GENERAL:
ETIOLOGY:
CLASSIFICATION:
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS:
MANAGEMENT:
PROGNOSIS AND COMPLICATIONS:
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