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Distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta

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Proximal patellar tendon ruptures have been described in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta, but distal avulsions from the tibial tubercle have not. This is the first case reporting a distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta and the technique of surgical repair.

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    Joris A. Jansen & Fares S. Haddad

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Jansen, J.A., Haddad, F.S. Distal patellar tendon avulsion fracture in a football player with osteogenesis imperfecta. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 20, 327–330 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1595-9

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