TY - JOUR
T1 - Tibial tubercle fractures in adolescents
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - Sabeh, Karim
AU - Wodicka, Ross
AU - Lekic, Nikola
AU - Pretell, Juan Abelardo Augusto
PY - 2015/9/12
Y1 - 2015/9/12
N2 - Treatment of tibial tubercle fractures in adolescents produce good clinical and radiographic results, regardless of the type of fracture. There is a tendency of fractures with intraarticular involvement or a posterior metaphyseal component to have high complication rates and associated injuries, which may warrant advanced imaging or arthroscopic evaluation. Complications appear to be more common than expected but without a significant effect on final outcome.
AB - Treatment of tibial tubercle fractures in adolescents produce good clinical and radiographic results, regardless of the type of fracture. There is a tendency of fractures with intraarticular involvement or a posterior metaphyseal component to have high complication rates and associated injuries, which may warrant advanced imaging or arthroscopic evaluation. Complications appear to be more common than expected but without a significant effect on final outcome.
KW - compartment syndrome
KW - painful hardware
KW - recurvatum
KW - tibial tubercle fractures
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84941553986&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84941553986&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/BCO.0000000000000267
DO - 10.1097/BCO.0000000000000267
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941553986
VL - 26
SP - 475
EP - 480
JO - Current Orthopaedic Practice
JF - Current Orthopaedic Practice
SN - 1940-7041
IS - 5
ER -