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Bumper Fracture

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Bumper Fracture
A compression fracture of the lateral tibial plateau, with separation of the plateau’s margin or depression of the central articular surface. Bumper fractures occur in a leg abruptly abducted by an automobile bumper, which strikes the lateral aspect of an extended leg and fixed foot, where the valgus stress forces the 2 bones into a close contact. These fractures are often bilateral and involve both the tibia and fibula

bumper fracture
Forensic medicine A compression fracture of the lateral tibial plateau, with separation of the plateau's margin or depression of the central articular surface; BFs occur in a leg abruptly abducted by an automobile bumper, which strikes the lateral aspect of an extended leg and fixed foot, where the valgus stress forces the 2 bones into a close contact; BFs are often bilateral and involve both the tibia and fibula


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