title: Distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta.
abstract: Proximal patellar tendon ruptures have been described in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta, but distal avulsions from the tibial tubercle have not. This is the first case reporting a distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta and the technique of surgical repair.
authors: University College Hospital London, Euston Road 250, NW1 2BU London, UK. jorisajansen@yahoo.com
authors: Joris A
authors: JA
authors: Jansen
authors: Fares S
authors: FS
authors: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery