PMC3162252_01
Radiographic examination of simultaneous bilateral flexion-type Salter-Harris II fractures of the proximal tibia in a 14-year-old boy, non-displaced on the right side and displaced on the left (A-C). The patient was treated conservatively on the right side and surgically, by closed reduction and internal fixation with two cannulated screws, on the left (D-F). At follow-up, one year after the injury, the fractures were perfectly healed, with almost complete fusion of the proximal tibial physes (G-I). The patient had resumed playing basketball without any problem; he refused a second operation to remove the screws.
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The radiographic examination showed almost complete fusion of the proximal tibial epiphyses of both knees (Fig. 1).