Interesting Radiology Cases from Daily Practice and a Personal Reference
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tibial Avulsion Fracture in Child
A 9 year old with an avulsion fracture at the ACL insertion and a Salter Harris type III lateral tibial fracute. Tibial avulsion fractures are more common that ACL tears in under 12's. The anterior intercondylar eminence fracture is analogous to an injury to the ACL in the skeletally mature individual. Radiology. 1999;213:697-704 AJR 2005; 185:756-762
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