Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports

ABSTRACT The objective here was to report two rare cases of anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents. Case 1 was a 15-year-old male who became injured through landing on his left knee and presented limited extension. Case 2 was a 16-year-old basketball player who presented...

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Main Authors: Aleilimar Teixeira da Silva Júnior, Leonardo Jorge da Silva, Ulbiramar Correia da Silva Filho, Edmundo Medeiros Teixeira, Helder Rocha Silva Araújo, Frederico Barra de Moraes
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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author Aleilimar Teixeira da Silva Júnior
Leonardo Jorge da Silva
Ulbiramar Correia da Silva Filho
Edmundo Medeiros Teixeira
Helder Rocha Silva Araújo
Frederico Barra de Moraes
author_facet Aleilimar Teixeira da Silva Júnior
Leonardo Jorge da Silva
Ulbiramar Correia da Silva Filho
Edmundo Medeiros Teixeira
Helder Rocha Silva Araújo
Frederico Barra de Moraes
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description ABSTRACT The objective here was to report two rare cases of anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents. Case 1 was a 15-year-old male who became injured through landing on his left knee and presented limited extension. Case 2 was a 16-year-old basketball player who presented sudden pain in the right knee and functional incapacity, after a jump. Imaging examinations (radiographs and computed tomography) showed anterior avulsion fractures of the tibial tuberosity. Surgical fixation was performed using screws and anchors, while avoiding growth plate injury. The cases evolved without lower-limb deformities.
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spelling doaj.art-04b2f7b88f994a8a82fa88fd612928572024-02-02T01:40:00ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e TraumatologiaRevista Brasileira de Ortopedia1982-437851561061310.1016/j.rboe.2016.08.001S0102-36162016000500610Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reportsAleilimar Teixeira da Silva JúniorLeonardo Jorge da SilvaUlbiramar Correia da Silva FilhoEdmundo Medeiros TeixeiraHelder Rocha Silva AraújoFrederico Barra de MoraesABSTRACT The objective here was to report two rare cases of anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents. Case 1 was a 15-year-old male who became injured through landing on his left knee and presented limited extension. Case 2 was a 16-year-old basketball player who presented sudden pain in the right knee and functional incapacity, after a jump. Imaging examinations (radiographs and computed tomography) showed anterior avulsion fractures of the tibial tuberosity. Surgical fixation was performed using screws and anchors, while avoiding growth plate injury. The cases evolved without lower-limb deformities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000500610&lng=en&tlng=enTibial fractures/surgeryTibial fractures/radiographyX-ray computed tomographyKnee injuries
spellingShingle Aleilimar Teixeira da Silva Júnior
Leonardo Jorge da Silva
Ulbiramar Correia da Silva Filho
Edmundo Medeiros Teixeira
Helder Rocha Silva Araújo
Frederico Barra de Moraes
Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Tibial fractures/surgery
Tibial fractures/radiography
X-ray computed tomography
Knee injuries
title Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports
title_full Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports
title_fullStr Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports
title_full_unstemmed Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports
title_short Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports
title_sort anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents two case reports
topic Tibial fractures/surgery
Tibial fractures/radiography
X-ray computed tomography
Knee injuries
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