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. 2023 Aug 29;59(9):1565. doi: 10.3390/medicina59091565

Table 1.

Review of reported isolated tibial tuberosity avulsion fractures.

Age (Years) Injury Mechanism Fixation Method Remarks
Mounasamy et al. [5] 49 Fall from ladder Plate and screws Immobilized in a knee brace for three weeks
Pires et al [6]. 62 Direct injury Lag screw Immobilized with a long brace for six weeks
Choi et al. [2] 67 Direct injury Two suture anchor and fiber-tape Functional brace for four weeks; 0 to 30° at first week, 0 to 120° at four weeks
Brown et al. [1] 86 Fall with twist Screw and spike Second fall caused implant loosening.
Tendon repair using suture anchor at the second surgery. Immobilized with a cylindrical cast for four weeks and changed to a genu brace.
K AJ et al. [3] 88 Fall with twist Lag screw and tension band wiring Immobilized with an extension splint for six weeks and tolerable weight bearing.
Raad et al. [7] 54 Fall with twist Lag screw and tension band wiring Underlying Paget’s disease.
Immobilized with a cast for six weeks and non-weight bearing.
Changed to functional brace with progressive weight-bearing until 12 weeks.