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Entrapped soft tissues such as periosteum and tendons have been described within joints and physeal fractures in the literature and frequently result in irreducible fractures and posttraumatic growth disturbances. We believe this case represents a novel presentation of acute, preoperative, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging diagnosis of a torn medial collateral ligament entrapped within a proximal tibial physeal separation. This case is presented with MR imaging and operative correlation of the findings.
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McAnally, J.L., Eberhardt, S.C., Mlady, G.W. et al. Medial collateral ligament tear entrapped within a proximal tibial physeal separation: imaging findings and operative reduction. Skeletal Radiol 37, 943–946 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-008-0521-9
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