My 14 year old son fractured his Tibia while skateboarding when we were on vacation 3 days ago. He was put in a temporary cast and told to follow up with an Orthopedic Surgeon within 5 days. This is the report we were given to take to the Surgeon...There is an obliquely oriented fracture through the tibial metaphysis that extends into the physis. ... more
My 14 year old son fractured his tibia 3 days ago. He has been experiencing numbness in his toes. Is this normal from this type of injury or is this something that is concerning?