Stress Fracture of the Patella in a Child.
10.4055/jkoa.2013.48.2.138
- Author:
Seong Pil CHOI
1
;
Gil Yeong AHN
;
Il Hyun NAM
;
Gi Hyuk MOON
;
Yeong Hyun LEE
;
Tzung Yian LIU
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pohang St. Mary's Hospital, Pohang, Korea. kkirra@paran.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
patella;
stress fractures
- MeSH:
Child;
Female;
Fractures, Stress;
Humans;
Muscles;
Patella;
Running;
Tendons
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2013;48(2):138-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Stress fracture usually occurs in physically active individuals as a result of repetitive strenuous muscle and tendon forces acting on bones that have not adapted to such forces. To the best of our knowledge, the literature contains few reports of stress fracture of the patella. We report herein on a case of a nine-year-old female who developed a stress fracture in the patella after running.
