Superior Pole Patellar Sleeve Fracture After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction

Overview

Journal BMJ Case Rep

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Jan 26

PMID 33495191

Authors

Flavia Pinto Moreira

Francisca Pinho Costa

Sara Almeida Santos

Paulo Ribeiro Oliveira

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Abstract

A 13-year-old boy sustained a superior pole patellar sleeve fracture after a blunt trauma of the knee. A medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction had been performed 4 weeks earlier. The patient underwent surgery to reinsert the quadriceps tendon in the superior pole of the patella using two bone suture anchors. One-year postoperative assessment revealed excellent functional outcomes. Sleeve fractures are easily misdiagnosed, and in our case, clinical examination was essential in order to perform the diagnosis.

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