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                      A                                                  Figure 17-13 • Craniocaudal close-up view of the proximal left
                                                                         tibia shown in Figure 17-10 reveals a pathological fi bular fracture
                                                                         secondary to the ingrowth by an adjacent malignant soft tissue
                                                                         tumor.





































                      B
                    Figure 17-12 • A, Craniocaudal and lateral (B) views of a mature,

                    side-to-side tibiotarsal malunion in a flicker. As in Figure 17-11, the
                    injury is obvious in one view but almost invisible in the other.
                    Note the difference in leg length as a result of the shortened left
                    tibiotarsus.







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