Rare sleeve fracture of the superior patella pole in an adult due to forceful passive physiotherapy following cast immobilization

Kyung Han Ro; Jong Hoon Park; Myo Jong Kim; Dae Hee Lee

doi:10.1016/j.knee.2013.03.007

Rare sleeve fracture of the superior patella pole in an adult due to forceful passive physiotherapy following cast immobilization

Kyung Han Ro, Jong Hoon Park, Myo Jong Kim, Dae Hee Lee

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Abstract

Sleeve fractures are generally restricted to children or adolescents, and usually occur at the lower patella pole. Here we report on a superior pole sleeve fracture in an adult that occurred following forceful passive physiotherapy after cast immobilization. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a superior pole sleeve fracture in an otherwise healthy adult. The case highlighted that a diagnosis of a superior patella pole sleeve fracture in an adult can easily be missed because it is a rare injury, and hence is unlikely to be suspected by physicians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	600-604
Number of pages	5
Journal	Knee
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2013.03.007
Publication status	Published - 2014 Mar
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
This work ( 2012-0001308 ) was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology .

Keywords

Adult
Patella
Sleeve fracture

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Rare sleeve fracture of the superior patella pole in an adult due to forceful passive physiotherapy following cast immobilization

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