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Patellar Sleeve Fracture

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A 10-year-old male sustained a left patellar sleeve fracture after sustaining a direct blow to a flexed knee. He was taken to the operating room for open reduction internal fixation using a suture through bone technique for the sleeve fracture and associated repair of a torn medial and lateral retinaculum. Postoperatively he was placed into a cylinder cast for 4 weeks prior to starting physical therapy for knee range of motion and strengthening. The fracture healed over a 6-week period and the patient returned to full activity without complication.

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  1. Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Dennis Kramer

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  1. Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Christopher Iobst

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Steven L. Frick

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  1. Pediatric Orthopaedic Associates, Altanta, GA, USA

    Eric D. Shirley MD

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Kramer, D. (2018). Patellar Sleeve Fracture. In: Iobst, C., Frick, S. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28226-8_114-1

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