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Anterolateral avulsion fracture of the distal tibial physis is known as ?

A
Potts fracture
B
Tillaux fracture
C
Choparacture
D
Jones fracture
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Tillaux fracture Tillaux fractures Fracture occurring in older adolescents. Mechanism of injury is an external rotational force with stress placed on the anterior tibio - fibular ligament, causing avulsion of the distal tibial physisanterolaterally. It occurs after the medial pa of the physis has closed but before the lateral pa closes. It is either Salter-Harris type III or IV fracture.

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