title: Tibial tubercle fracture with avulsion of the patellar ligament: a case report.
abstract: Fractures of the tibial tubercle are infrequent injuries in adolescents. A combined injury of the tibial tubercle and patellar ligament is an even more rare event. The literature includes only a few case reports of this injury pattern. In this article, we describe another case and a repair technique and try to increase awareness of this combined injury.
authors.affiliation: Reno Orthopaedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada 89523, USA. ruppal@gmail.com
authors.forename: Renny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: E Dennis
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Lyne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery