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Orthopaedics All India exam db3198f6

Anterolateral avulsion fracture of the distal tibial physis is known as

A
Potts fracture
B
Tillaux fracture
C
Chopa fracture
D
Jones fracture
High-Yield Explanation
Tillaux fracturesFracture occurring in older adolescentsMechanism of injury is an external rotation force with stress placed on the anterior tibiofibular ligament, causing avulsing of the distal tibial physis anterolaterallyIt occurs after the medial pa of the physis has closed but before the lateral pa closesIt is either Salter-Harris type III or IV fracture(Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 496)

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