Tibia Fracture
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Tibia Fracture Symptoms
Symptoms of a tibia fracture include:
Leg pain
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Worse with movement
Leg swelling (unilateral)
Tenderness over the bones of the leg
Leg bruise
Deformed leg
Inability to stand
Inability to move the leg
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Foot weakness
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Last Updated: Aug 11, 2008
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Tibia Fracture References:
Cullen MC, Roy DR, Crawford AH, Assenmacher J, Levy MS, Wen D. Open fracture of the tibia in children. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1996 Jul;78(7):1039-47.
Francisco AC, Nightingale RW, Guilak F, Glisson RR, Garrett WE Jr. Comparison of soccer shin guards in preventing tibia fracture. Am J Sports Med. 2000 Mar-Apr;28(2):227-33.
Jensen A, Dahl S. Stress fracture of the distal tibia and fibula through heavy lifting. Am J Ind Med. 2005 Feb;47(2):181-3.
Roder F, Schwab M, Aleker T, Morike K, Thon KP, Klotz U. Proximal femur fracture in older patients--rehabilitation and clinical outcome. Age Ageing. 2003 Jan;32(1):74-80.
