Tibial tubercle avulsion

Tibial tubercle avulsion is when the attachment of the patellar tendon to the tibia is torn off, together with a fragment of bone.

 

Epiphyseal traction

This is an injury more common in adolescents, when the epiphysis of the tibial tubercle (the growth region) has not yet fully fused with the tibia via mature bone.

Synonyms: 
tibial tuberosity avulsion
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FORUM DISCUSSIONS

Tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture, ununited ossicle in an adult (xray inside).

Tibial Tubercle Fracture in adult - problems regaining ROM.

Stress Fracture of Tibial Tubercle from overuse.

CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Surgical Fixation of Bilateral Simultaneous Avulsion Fractures of the Proximal Tibia in a 12-Year-Old with History of Conservatively Managed Unilateral Tibial Avulsion Fracture. Newman C, Musiienko D and Law S. Case Rep Orthop. 2017; 2017: 5925421.

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