Distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21717214.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00167-011-1595-9.
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Abstract
Proximal patellar tendon ruptures have been described in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta, but distal avulsions from the tibial tubercle have not. This is the first case reporting a distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta and the technique of surgical repair.
Medical subject headings
- Football
- Knee Injuries
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Patellar Ligament
- Tibial Fractures
Anatomy
- knee
- tibia