Knee Injuries
A 10-year-old boy presents after falling off his bicycle with immediate knee swelling and inability to bear weight. Examination reveals a large hemarthrosis with limited range of motion due to pain. The Lachman test is difficult to assess due to guarding but appears positive. Radiographs show an avulsion fracture of the tibial intercondylar eminence with 6mm of displacement and rotation of the fragment. Regarding tibial spine fractures:
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Tibial spine fractures represent the pediatric equivalent of an ACL injury because the ligament-bone...
The Meyers and McKeever classification describes displacement: Type I is minimally or non-displaced,...
The ACL substance typically ruptures before bone avulsion in children; the mechanism is direct blow ...
Treatment of Type I fractures is non-operative with knee immobilization in extension or slight flexi...
Blocks to reduction include the intermeniscal ligament (transverse ligament) and entrapped meniscus;...
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