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Proximal Tibia Fracture Treated with Plate and Screws

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Fractures of the Tibia

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A 45-year-old male accidentally drove his truck into the back of an 18-wheeler. He sustained bilateral lower extremity injuries including closed fracture of the right proximal tibia and ipsilateral patella.

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  1. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Orthopedic Trauma, Wrist, and Elbow Surgeon, Gotham City Orthopedics LLC, New York, NY, USA

    Milan K. Sen MD, FRCSC, FAAOS

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Correspondence to Milan K. Sen MD, FRCSC, FAAOS .

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  1. NYU Langone Medical Center Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA

    Nirmal C. Tejwani

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Sen, M.K. (2016). Proximal Tibia Fracture Treated with Plate and Screws. In: Tejwani, N. (eds) Fractures of the Tibia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21774-1_9

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