Bilateral tibial midshaft fractures-a case report

The fractures that occur by repetitive mechanical stress or similar movements are called “stress fractures”. They are quite common among athletes that are competing in any level and among army recruits who suddenly are obliged to undergo the extremely demanding exercises of the army. A stress fracture can happen to any bone of the body but they usually occur in the lower extremities like the phalanges, the metatarsals, the tarsal bones and the tibia and fibula as well. This happens because these are the bones that bear the most weight of the body and the repetitive forces cause gradual thinning of the bony tissue and eventually a fracture. Our case report involves a 23year old African football player, with vitamin D deficiency and no other medical issues. The patient was submitted to a various other medical examinations and he was also examined thoroughly by an endocrinologist.He was presented to our clinic with a gradually augmented pain in both of his tibias and an identical fracture was found at exact the same level of the tibial shaft bilaterally.The patient was operated in both of his tibias with intramedullary nailing and the results were excellent as he continued playing football at professional level.