title: Anterior tibial spine fracture - an easy fracture to miss.
abstract: Fractures of the intercondylar tibial spine are uncommon injuries that occur more frequently in the growing skeleton. They are easy to miss in the triage setting often being diagnosed as 'sprains' after sporting injuries. We report three cases that occurred in adolescents attending the same sporting event. We seek to highlight the importance of recognising these injuries so that the appropriate immediate treatment can be given.
authors.affiliation: Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey GU16 5UJ, UK. rhwug@aol.com
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hargrove
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D016896:Treatment Outcome