Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1967;49:741-744.
© 1967 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Varix Involving the Tibia
A CASE REPORT
MERRILL A. RITTER M.D.1,
BERNARD S. JACOBS M.D.1,
MALCOLM L. ECKER M.D.1, and
ALAN PAVEL M.D.1
1 From the Orthopaedic Service, Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital and The Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University Medical Center, New York
The second case of a varix involving the tibia is reported. It is theorized that it arised from post-traumatic dilation of pre-existing transcortical veins.