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Segond fracture with anterior cruciate ligament tear in an adolescent

Authors: F. Falciglia, G. Mastantuoni, V. Guzzanti

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

The authors report a case of acute knee injury in a 14-year-old teenager. The X-ray showed a so-called Segond’s fracture: a small avulsed bone fragment, elliptical in shape, lying immediately below the external tibial plateau, a few millimeters from the lateral tibial cortex. The fracture site was in the portion of the tibial condyle which is linked to the middle third of the lateral capsule by meniscal tibial fibers. Clinical examination under anesthesia and subsequent arthroscopy revealed a total intrasubstance ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tear close to the proximal insertion. The authors confirm Segond’s report of a possible association of this avulsion fracture with ACL injuries, even in adolescence.

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Title: Segond fracture with anterior cruciate ligament tear in an adolescent
Authors: F. Falciglia
G. Mastantuoni
V. Guzzanti
Publication date: 01-09-2008
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 1590-9921
Electronic ISSN: 1590-9999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-008-0026-2

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