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Fractures Around the Knee in Children

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Fractures around the knee in children include epiphyseal and metaphyseal fractures, injuries of the growth plate, fractures of the distal femur and proximal tibia, avulsion fracture of the tibial spine, fracture of the tibial tubercle, and fracture or dislocation of the patella with osteochondral fractures.

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Aprin, H. (2001). Fractures Around the Knee in Children. In: Malek, M.M. (eds) Knee Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87202-0_21

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