title: Segond fractures: not necessarily pathognemonic of anterior cruciate ligament injury in the pediatric population.
abstract: Initially described following cadaveric studies in the late 19th century by Dr. Paul Segond, the Segond fracture is now widely accepted as a pathognemonic radiographic marker of anterior cruciate ligament injury. This fracture in a skeletally immature 16-year-old was not seen with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but with a Salter-Harris type IV fracture of the tibial plateau. A nonweightbearing knee immobilizer with the leg in full extension was used for 6 weeks. Recovery was uncomplicated, and range of motion and weightbearing began at 6 weeks.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Shalinder S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Arneja
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Furey
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Reilly