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The Lower Extremity: Acquired Disorders

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Pediatric Orthopedic Imaging

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This chapter begins with a discussion of fractures that are encountered in the pediatric knee. Acute avulsion fractures are initially presented, such as intercondylar tibial eminence fractures, patellar sleeve fractures, and tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures. Chronic injuries of the extensor apparatus are then addressed, including Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, jumper’s knee, and Osgood-Schlatter disease. The subsequent section presents a range of stress fractures from stress injuries in recreational and competitive sports to patellar stress fractures and toddler’s fractures. Late-onset tibia vara is also discussed. Meniscal and ligamentous injuries are then addressed, as well as plica syndrome and popliteal cyst. The chapter concludes with a section on osteochondral lesions, covering acute chondral lesions, osteochondritis dissecans, and chondromalacia patella.

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Kjellin, I. (2015). The Lower Extremity: Acquired Disorders. In: Stein-Wexler, R., Wootton-Gorges, S., Ozonoff, M. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45381-6_14

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