Citation

Albuquerque RP, Giordano V, Albuquerque MI, Carvalho AC, do Amaral NP, Barretto JM. Rev. Bras. Ortop. Engl. Ed. 2012; 47(5): 659-661.

Affiliation

MSc and PhD in Medicine; Head of the Orthopedics Service, Santa Casa do RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30020-3

PMID

27047882

PMCID

PMC4799452

Abstract

Unilateral tearing of a patellar tendon and a contralateral sleeve fracture in a pre-adolescent are rare lesions. We report a case in which a pre-adolescent sustained a fall while jumping during a soccer match. No predisposing risk factors were identified. The injuries were treated with surgical repairs and transosseous suturing. The aim of this study was to present a case of spontaneous concurrent tearing of the extensor mechanism of the knee in a pre-adolescent.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Knee; Patellar Ligament; Rupture, Spontaneous