Segond Fracture

A Segond Fracture is an avulsion of a small chip of bone off the lateral side of the femur, commonly seen in association with an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. 

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This very subtle bony avulsion indicates the likelihood of inadequacy of the anterolateral ligament, which has avulsed from its attachment to the femur.

 

Significance of a Segond fracture

The small avulsion chip used to be considered as an indicator of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), but nowadays it is generally accepted to be an indicator of a torn anterolateral ligament that occurs in association with ACL tears.

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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

The Segond Fracture Is an Avulsion of the Anterolateral Complex. Shaikh H, Herbst E, Rahnemai-Azar AA, Bottene Villa Albers M, Naendrup JH, Musahl V, Irrgang JJ and Fu FH1. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Aug;45(10):2247-2252. doi: 10.1177/0363546517704845. Epub 2017 May 12.

Segond Fractures. Not Necessarily Pathognemonic of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in the Pediatric Population Arneja SS, Furey MJ, Alvarez CM and Reilly CW. Sports Health. 2010 Sep; 2(5): 437–439.

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