Isolated proximal fibula fracture in Marfan syndrome

• Published in: Chirurg Vol. 64; no. 11; p. 975
• Main Authors: Reich, I, Merkel, G, Gebert, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.11.1993
• Subjects: Adult; Athletic Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Athletic Injuries - surgery; Female; Fibula - diagnostic imaging; Fibula - injuries; Fibula - surgery; Fractures, Stress - diagnostic imaging; Fractures, Stress - surgery; Humans; Marfan Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Marfan Syndrome - surgery; Radiography; Tennis - injuries

An isolated fracture of the proximal fibular shaft without associated tibial or ankle injury and without resulting from direct violence is extremely rare. This report presents a case of an unusual isolated proximal fibular fracture (stress-fracture) in a female tennis-player with Marfan-syndrome. Th...