Tibia Tuberosity Fracture and Patellar Tendon Rupture Combination in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Narrative Review

A combination of tibial tuberosity (TT) fracture (TTF) along with patellar tendon (PT) rupture (PTR) is rare. We report a 15-year-old male who presented to our ED with acute knee pain and an inability to actively extend the knee after jumping during a basketball game. Diagnosis of simultaneous PTR i...

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Autores principales: Mousafeiris, Vasileios K, Repantis, Thomas, Kalyva, Nektaria, Papaioannou, Ioannis, Arachoviti, Christine, Chatziperi, Stamatia, Baikousis, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9109652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35586351
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24182
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Sumario:A combination of tibial tuberosity (TT) fracture (TTF) along with patellar tendon (PT) rupture (PTR) is rare. We report a 15-year-old male who presented to our ED with acute knee pain and an inability to actively extend the knee after jumping during a basketball game. Diagnosis of simultaneous PTR is crucial as it changes clinical management. It is, therefore, important to maintain a high index of suspicion for the combination of TTF and PT injury.

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