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Case Reports
. 1990 Jul;19(7):643-9.

Pediatric update # 13. Injuries to the inferior pole of the patella in children

J S Gardiner  1 , V K McInerney, D G Avella, N A Valdez
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Case Reports

Pediatric update # 13. Injuries to the inferior pole of the patella in children

J S Gardiner et al. Orthop Rev. 1990 Jul.

Abstract

Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease and sleeve fractures are two injuries that occur at the inferior pole of the patella in children. The first is a chronic tendinitis accompanied by calcification of the avulsed patellar tendon. The latter are acute injuries that involve a complete avulsion of the proximal insertion of the patellar tendon with a small fleck of bone and portion of patellar articular cartilage. Illustrative case histories and a literature review are presented.

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