Isolated fibular head fracture. Case report

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Rodríguez-Pineda Second-year postgraduate student, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Central University of Ecuador (UCE), Quito, Ecuador.
  • Francisco Alexander Cevallos-Castro Fourth-year postgraduate student, Orthopedics and Traumatology, San Francisco University of Quito (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador.
  • Marco Xavier Montero-Uchuari Traumatologist, Manuel Ygnacio Monteros Valdivieso Hospital, Loja, Ecuador. | Vice President of the Ecuadorian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SEOT), Loja Chapter, Loja, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2019.03.004

Keywords:

Fibula, Fractures, Ligament Injuries

Abstract

Isolated fibular head avulsion fractures are unusual. They usually occur along with proximal tibial fractures. These types of fractures are a result of a high-energy trauma, and related to lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injuries. The case is presented of a 65 year-old woman with no clinical history of interest, who fell from her own height, causing direct trauma on lateral zone of a flexed right knee. The radiological studies showed a fibular head avulsion fracture. LCL injury was also found. The patient was treated with an open reduction and internal fixation surgery.

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Published

2025-05-01

How to Cite

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Rodríguez-Pineda AC, Cevallos-Castro FA, Montero-Uchuari MX. Isolated fibular head fracture. Case report. Rev. Colomb. Ortop. Traumatol. [Internet]. 2025 May 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 16];33(Sp. 1):34-6. Available from: https://revistasccotorg.biteca.online/index.php/rccot/article/view/680

Issue

Vol. 33 No. Sp. 1 (2019)

Section

Case report

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