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Trauma of the Knee, Tibia, and Fibula

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Injuries about the knee and tibial shaft fractures are common. Minor bony discrepancies and instances of instability can rapidly change the dynamics of the knee and lead to early degeneration.

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  1. Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, UCSF, 1001 Potrero Ave, 3A-36, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS(c)

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, House 6, Mthatha General Hospital, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, 5099, Republic of South Africa

    David O. Oloruntoba

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  1. Richard A. Gosselin MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS(c)
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Correspondence to Richard A. Gosselin MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS(c) .

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    David A. Spiegel

  3. Columbus, Montana, USA

    Michelle Foltz

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Gosselin, R.A., Oloruntoba, D.O. (2014). Trauma of the Knee, Tibia, and Fibula. In: Gosselin, R., Spiegel, D., Foltz, M. (eds) Global Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1578-7_23

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