title: Quadriceps tendon rupture and periosteal sleeve avulsion fracture of the proximal patella pole in an active adolescent.
abstract: A unique case of anterior knee pain in an active adolescent is described: a periosteal sleeve avulsion and quadriceps rupture in a young basketball player. The trauma mechanism was without any direct trauma on the knee. A review of overuse-related anterior knee pain in the young and active is presented. A quadriceps rupture with a periosteal sleeve avulsion fracture in an active adolescent is very rare. To our knowledge there are no similar cases described. This article presents a case of a 14-year-old adolescent boy who sustained a quadriceps rupture with a periosteal sleeve avulsion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, University College London Hospitals, Euston Rd 235, NW1 2BU London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bimmel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001178:Arthroplasty; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries; D001915:Braces; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome