title: Pediatric update # 13. Injuries to the inferior pole of the patella in children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Seton Hall University, School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, New Jersey.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: McInerney
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Avella
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Valdez
mesh_terms: 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