Pediatric update # 13. Injuries to the inferior pole of the patella in children.
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease and sleeve fractures are two injuries that occur at the inferior pole of the patella in children. The first is a chronic tendinitis accompanied by calcification of the avulsed patellar tendon. The latter are acute injuries that involve a complete avulsion of the proximal insertion of the patellar tendon with a small fleck of bone and portion of patellar articular cartilage. Illustrative case histories and a literature review are presented.
Gardiner
J S
JS
Seton Hall University, School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, New Jersey.
McInerney
V K
VK
Avella
D G
DG
Valdez
N A
NA
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D010522:Periostitis / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome