Avulsion of the tibial tuberosity with a lateral plateau rim fracture: case report

Ozer, HAMZA; Turanli, S; Baltaci, G; Tekdemir, I

doi:10.1007/s00167-002-0305-z

Avulsion of the tibial tuberosity with a lateral plateau rim fracture: case report

Ozer H., Turanli S., Baltaci G., Tekdemir I.

KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, cilt.10, sa.5, ss.310-312, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2002
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00167-002-0305-z
Dergi Adı: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.310-312
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

An avulsion fracture of tibial tuberosity with an unusual articular involvement was treated with open reduction and internal fixation. Although the mechanism of tibial tuberosity fracture is described as passively flexing the knee while active quadriceps femoris contraction, the weight transmitted from the menisci on the lateral side of the knee joint may cause an epiphyseal disruption. We report a case of tibial tuberosity fracture with lateral plateau rim fracture in a young male adolescent, which has not been published previously in the literature.