A 28 years old young male was brought to casualty after being hit by a moving truck. He suffered external injuries on the head and injury on left upper leg.
The CT of head was found normal and xray of the leg revealed fractured tibia, a spiral fracture that was not displaced much.
After management of scalp injuries the injury of the leg was discussed with the patient and patient was given option to choose between nono operative and operative treatment after explained the nature of treatment in both cases.
As patient wanted early mobilization, he chose to get operated. The fracture was fixed with upper tibial plate.
Patient is under follow up for post operative management and has not suffered any complications.
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