Tibial tuberosity fracture

Case contributed by Mohammad Osama Hussein Yonso
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Slipped and fell on stairs from a height of about half meter, the patient hit his left knee forcefully against the ground. Abrasion at the anterior aspect of the left knee with tenderness.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Tibial tuberosity fracture.

Mild soft tissue swelling around.

Patellar spurs

Case Discussion

Left knee x-ray demonstrates a tibial tuberosity comminuted fracture with two dominant fragments and multiple other smaller fragments.  

The differential diagnosis is osteochondritis.

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