Patellar sleeve fracture in pre-adolescent

a case report

Authors

  • Rodolfo Costa Souza Schola Fértile
  • Ariela Mauller Vieira Parente Schola Fértile
  • Renato Silva Faria Schola Fértile
  • Cristina Rocha Nunes Schola Fértile
  • Lívia Maria Oliveira Salviano Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Waldemar Naves Amaral Schola Fértile; Universidade Federal de Goiás

Keywords:

sleeve fracture, patella, ultrasonography

Abstract

Patella fractures are rare in children. Sleeve-type fractures are not caused by direct trauma, but by a rapid contraction of the quadriceps in a flexed knee. The simple x-rays are not able to demonstrate a sleeve fracture. Thus, an ultrasound examination is an excellent complementary examination to the patient with this type of fracture, allowing a display of the tissue and the cartilaginous, and being accessible, fast and painless. This article reports a case of pre-adolescent man fracture, in which ultrasound was applied as a complementary diagnosis method.

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Published

2017-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Souza RC, Parente AMV, Silva Faria R, Nunes CR, Salviano LMO, Amaral WN. Patellar sleeve fracture in pre-adolescent: a case report. RBUS [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 18];(23):29-31. Available from: https://revistarbus.sbus.org.br/rbus/article/view/151

Issue

No. 23 (2017): Revista Brasileira de Ultrassonografia

Section

Case Report