TIBIAL TUBEROSITY AVULSION IN AN ADOLESCENT DIVER

Purpose: We describe an unusual mechanism of action for a proximal tib ial fracture in an adolescent. Case Summary: The patient injured his l eg while jumping off a spring diving board and sustained a proximal ti bial physeal fracture. Discussion: The majority of these fractures occ ur when an athlete jumps up from a stationery platform, most commonly in basketball. Relevance: This article describes an unreported cause o f a proximal physeal fracture secondary to an athlete jumping off a sp ring diving board.