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  • Title: [Osseous bridge after physeal-injury to the distal tibia with spontaneous resolution].
    Author: Trnka J, Sýkora L, Bibza J.
    Journal: Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech; 2008 Dec; 75(6):471-3. PubMed ID: 19150006.
    Abstract:
    The risk of osseous bridge development after certain types of physeal injury is well established. Once formed, the bridge continues to grow and results in a progressive deformity. The authors present an unusual case of a five-year-old girl who had a Salter-Harris Type-IV fracture of the distal tibial epiphyseal plate, with subsequent osseous bridge formation and deformity development. The bridge resolved spontaneously in 16 months, and joint mechanical axis alignment was gradually restored with normal growth of the distal tibia. Key words: physis, paediatric fractures, bony bridge, growth arrest.
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