title: Fracture of the inferior pole of the patella.
abstract: The patient was a 19-year-old woman serving in the military at a remote location. She presented to a medical aid station with a chief complaint of right anterior knee pain after falling 3 hours prior from a height of 3 m and landing directly on the anterior aspect of her right knee.
authors: The US Army, Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Allen
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Jin
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult