Bumper fracture
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| Bumper fracture | |
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| Specialty | Orthopedic |
A bumper fracture is a
lateral tibial
plateau caused by the bumper of a car coming into contact with the outer side of the knee when a person is standing.
Specifically, it is caused by a forced car bumper on the lateral side of the knee while the foot is planted on the ground, although this mechanism is only seen in about 25% of tibial plateau fractures.[1]
Fracture of the neck of the fibula may also be found, and associated injury to the medial collateral ligament or cruciate ligaments occurs in about 10% of cases.[2][3]
History
The term "bumper fracture" was coined in 1929 by Cotton and Berg.[4]
References
- ^ Tibial Plateau Fractures at eMedicine
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- ^ "Skeletal Trauma". www.med-ed.virginia.edu. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Bumper Fracture of the Knee". www.mdedge.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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