J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2015 Dec;28(4):280-283. 10.0000/jti.2015.28.4.280.

Tillaux Fracture in an Adolescent with a Trimalleolar Ankle Fracture

• Park SK
• Chae SU

• KMID: 2224041
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/jti.2015.28.4.280

Abstract

The adolescent Tillaux fracture is an avulsion fracture of the anterolateral corner of the distal tibial epiphysis caused by external rotation of the foot. This type of fracture occurs during epiphyseal fusion in adolescence. A difficult to detect Tillaux fracture was discovered on a preoperative radiograph, such fractures have rarely been reported to accompany a predominantly adult-type ankle fracture. Especially, to the best of our knowledge, no case of a trimalleolar ankle fracture in an adolescent with a Tillaux fracture has been reported. Thus, we present a case of a trimalleolar ankle fracture in a 15-year-old adolescent with a Tillaux fracture who was successfully treated surgically.

Keyword

Ankle; Tillaux fracture; Trimalleolar fracture; Adolescent

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Ankle
Ankle Fractures*
Epiphyses
Foot
Humans