Anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents - Two case reports.
The objective here was to report two rare cases of anterior avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity in adolescents. Case 1 was a 15-year-old male who became injured through landing on his left knee and presented limited extension. Case 2 was a 16-year-old basketball player who presented sudden pain in the right knee and functional incapacity, after a jump. Imaging examinations (radiographs and computed tomography) showed anterior avulsion fractures of the tibial tuberosity. Surgical fixation was performed using screws and anchors, while avoiding growth plate injury. The cases evolved without lower-limb deformities.
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Aleilimar Teixeira da
AT
Silva Júnior
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Leonardo Jorge da
LJ
Silva
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Ulbiramar Correia da
UC
Silva Filho
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Edmundo Medeiros
EM
Teixeira
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Helder Rocha Silva
HR
Araújo
Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Frederico Barra de
FB
Moraes
Knee injuries; Tibial fractures/radiography; Tibial fractures/surgery; X-ray computed tomography