Avulsion Fracture of the Tibial Tuberosity in an Adolescent: Case Report

Abstract The present study reports a rare case of avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in an adolescent. A 14-year-old male patient sprained his left knee during a soccer match. At the first emergency-room visit, he presented pain in his left knee, 2 +/4+ edema, and inability to walk and flex...

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Main Authors: Giovani Manhabusqui Pacífico Júnior, Marcel Lobato Sauma, Lauro Augusto Veloso Costa, Luiz Fabiano Presente Taniguchi, Francesco Camara Blumetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2023-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162023000500808&lng=en&tlng=en