Clinical Details

Clinical and radiological findings:  a 14-year-old boy complains of immediate pain in his left knee while playing soccer, there was no direct trauma, there was probably an eccentric contraction of the quadriceps while the knee was flexing there is no pathological history Physical exam: Shows knee effusion with tenderness at the tibial tubercle, cranialized patella and extensor deficiency AP and lateral X-rays of the knee showed a fracture of the tibial tubercle with intraarticular extension CT-scan was performed to evaluate the intraarticular component of the fracture. Indication for ORIF !