title: Cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the tibial spine in a 5-year-old girl.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University, Medical School, 634-18 Geumam-dong, dugjin-gu, Jeonju, South Korea. jrkeem@chonbuk.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jung Ryul
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ju Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wan Hee
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: 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