Tillaux fracture
Tillaux fracture | |
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Other names | Tillaux-Chaput avulsion fracture |
X-ray of a Tillaux fracture in an 11 year old female | |
Specialty | Orthopedic |
A Tillaux fracture is a
Mechanism
The fracture commonly results from an
Pathology
It occurs in older children at the end of growth. Variability in fracture pattern is due to progression of physeal closure as anterolateral part of distal tibial physis is the last to close. When the lateral physis is the only portion not fused, external rotation may lead to Tillaux or Triplane fractures.[3]
Treatment
If the displacement at fracture is less than 2 mm, it may be managed conservatively. However, displacement requires
Epidemiology
It occurs commonly in adolescents and older children. However, it does occur rarely in adults though it may be under reported because of difficulty in diagnosis.[5]
Etymology
This fracture pattern is named after Paul Jules Tillaux, a French Anatomist and Surgeon (1834-1904).[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Wheeless Online". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Radiopaedia". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Hirsch M, et al. Understanding triplane distal tibia fractures. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rchira.2016.09.002
- PMC 5346147.
- PMID 25128312.