Cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the tibial spine in a 5-year-old girl.
Fractures of the tibial spine usually occur in children aged 8 to 14 years. Usually, radiographs will demonstrate a tibial spine fracture, with the degree of displacement. Tibial spine fractures in younger children have not been reported in the previously published literature. We report a tibial spine fracture that occurred in 5-year-old girl. The cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the tibial spine was not revealed by radiographs because it was limited to the cartilaginous portion of the proximal tibia.
Kim
Jung Ryul
JR
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Medical School, 634-18 Geumam-dong, dugjin-gu, Jeonju, South Korea. jrkeem@chonbuk.ac.kr
Song
Ji Hun
JH
Lee
Ju Hong
JH
Lee
Sang Yong
SY
Yoo
Wan Hee
WH
D001182:Arthroscopy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013977:Tibia / Q000293:injuries*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery