47YOF PRESENTS WITH RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER.  PATIENT WAS USING A LADDER TO TRY TO TAKE DOWN A HANGING PLANT THAT WAS BLOWING IN THE WIND.  SHE MISSED THE LAST STEP OF THE LADDER WHICH CAUSED HER TO STEP DOWN HARD ON HER RIGHT LOWER LEG AND ULTIMATELY FALL BACKWARDS. DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF RIGHT TIBIAL PLATEAU; FRACTURE OF RIGHT PROXIMAL FIBULA
Date: 7/14/2025
Category: outdoor and garden equipment
Product: GREENHOUSE OR GARDENING SUPPLIES
Products involved: LADDERS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED; GREENHOUSE OR GARDENING SUPPLIES
Diagnosis: Fracture
Body part: Knee
Location: Not Recorded