Transverse stress fracture of the patella in a child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Transverse stress fracture of the patella in a child is an exceptional injury in childhood. Only one case has been previously reported. The present study reports a new case of a 12-year-old boy with anterior knee pain misdiagnosed for 5 months as Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease who developed sudden anterior right knee pain and pop while running in a soccer match. Surgery was performed. The evolution was favorable without any immobilization required and the patient achieved full recovery.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Stress
- Patella
- Soccer
Anatomy
- knee