title: Tibial avulsion fracture of the posterior root of the medial meniscus in children.
abstract: Few reports have described avulsion fractures of the posterior root of the medial meniscus in skeletally immature patients. This lesion should not be overlooked as it damages the load absorptive (distributive) function of the meniscus, increasing the risk of cartilage degeneration. Two cases of displaced avulsion fractures of the posterior root of the medial meniscus in children are presented along with a concise report of the literature regarding avulsion fractures of the posterior root of the medial meniscus. Both avulsions were reattached arthroscopically by trans-tibial pull-out sutures with a good clinical result at 2-years follow-up, and in one case, the avulsion was found at re-arthroscopy after 6 weeks to have healed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Sports Traumatology M51, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, jonasiv08@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jonas Vestergård
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Iversen
authors.forename: Michael Rindom
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Krogsgaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013537:Sutures; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries