Unusual proximal metaphyseal-diaphyseal tibial fracture in skeletally immature dogs.

TIBIAL fractures in immature dogs commonly involve the proximal or distal physes as these areas are mechanically weaker than the adjacent bone and articular structures. Other tibial fractures in juvenile dogs tend to be mid-diaphyseal ([Aronsohn and Burk 2009][1]). We have seen immature dogs,