Cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the tibial spine in a 5-year-old girl.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00256-007-0428-x.
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Abstract
Fractures of the tibial spine usually occur in children aged 8 to 14 years. Usually, radiographs will demonstrate a tibial spine fracture, with the degree of displacement. Tibial spine fractures in younger children have not been reported in the previously published literature. We report a tibial spine fracture that occurred in 5-year-old girl. The cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the tibial spine was not revealed by radiographs because it was limited to the cartilaginous portion of the proximal tibia.
Medical subject headings
- Cartilage, Articular
- Tibia
- Tibial Fractures
Anatomy
- tibia