title: SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL AVULSION FRACTURE OF THE TIBIAL TUBEROSITY IN A TEENAGER: CASE REPORT AND THERAPY USED.
abstract: Simultaneous bilateral avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in teenagers is a rare lesion. We describe the first case in the literature, in a teenage girl who sustained a fall while jumping during a volleyball match. No predisposing factors were iden tified. The lesions were treated with open surgical reduction and internal fixation. The aim of the present study was to present a case of simultaneous bilateral avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in a teenage girl and the therapy used.
authors.affiliation: Coordinator of the Knee Surgery Sector of the Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Pires
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: E Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Coordinator of the Medical Residence Program of the Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos Pires
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Collaborating Orthopedist in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Puell
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician in the National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Isabel Pires
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: E Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Head of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ney Pecegueiro
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: do Amaral
keywords: Adolescence; Fractures, Bone; Tibia; Volleyball