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01-12-2019 | Segond Fracture | Pictorial Essay

Avulsion fractures of the knee: a review of the pathophysiology, radiographic, and cross-sectional imaging features

Authors: Ryan Beckett, Phong Le, Matthew Rheinboldt, Andrew Petraszko

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 6/2019

Abstract

Knee trauma is a common presenting symptom in the emergency setting. Avulsive knee injuries are important to diagnose timely and accurately to avoid unnecessary patient morbidity. Many of these avulsive knee injuries have characteristic appearances on imaging. This article presents a comprehensive review of some of the most common types with real cases used for imaging correlation.

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Title: Avulsion fractures of the knee: a review of the pathophysiology, radiographic, and cross-sectional imaging features
Authors: Ryan Beckett
Phong Le
Matthew Rheinboldt
Andrew Petraszko
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Segond Fracture
Morbus Osgood-Schlatter
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-019-01711-1

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