Tibial Tuberosity Fracture in an Elderly Gentleman: An Unusual Injury Pattern

Avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity is an infrequent injury in adolescents and an extremely rare occurrence in adults. We describe the case of an 86-year-old gentleman presenting after a fall, sustaining injury to the left knee. Radiographs of the left knee showed avulsion fracture of the tib...

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Autores principales: Brown, Emma, Sohail, Mohammad Taaha, West, Jonathan, Davies, Benjamin, Mamarelis, Georgios, Sohail, Mohammad Zain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7102450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8650927
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Sumario:Avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity is an infrequent injury in adolescents and an extremely rare occurrence in adults. We describe the case of an 86-year-old gentleman presenting after a fall, sustaining injury to the left knee. Radiographs of the left knee showed avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity. The purpose of this study was to present a rare case of tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture in an adult, the treatment performed, and the challenges faced. The case is discussed with the review of the literature.

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