Your patient is a seven-year-old boy with a fracture of the proximal tibia. Which of the following is the MOST likely and serious complication of this injury?
A) Juvenile onset arthritis
B) Formation of a bone callus
C) Disruption of the epiphyseal plate
D) Fat embolism
Ans: C) Disruption of the epiphyseal plate
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