David Goodier, Nicola Maffulli, James J. Good
Abstract
We report an adolescent boy with avulsion of the tibial tuberosity associated with avulsion of the patellar tendon. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation of his bone injury and the patellar tendon was successfully reattached. The boy experienced a full recovery.
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We report an adolescent boy with avulsion of the tibial tuberosity associated with avulsion of the patellar tendon. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation of his bone injury and the patellar tendon was successfully reattached. The boy experienced a full recovery.
Key concepts: Medicine, Avulsion, Tibial tuberosity, Patellar tendon, Tendon, Avulsion fracture, Surgery, Fixation (population genetics)