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Knee Injuries in Children

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European Instructional Lectures

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Intra- and extra-articular knee injuries in the paediatric population are currently encountered with growing incidence. Distal femoral and proximal tibial physeal fractures are the commonest extra-articular knee injuries. The commonest intra-articular lesions include anterior cruciate ligament rupture, tibial eminence avulsion fracture, patellar dislocation and osteochondritis dissecans. A high index of suspicion is essential for occult injuries that may lead to growth abnormalities and long-term functional deficits if they escape diagnosis. A variety of physeal-sparing surgical techniques have been developed to treat both osseous and soft-tissue knee injuries in the skeletally-immature patient with a common objective to achieve optimal anatomical and functional outcomes without impeding the remaining growth.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110, Greece

    Michael E. Hantes MD, PhD

  2. Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

    Michael E. Hantes MD, PhD

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    Alexander Tsarouhas MD, PhD

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Hantes, M.E., Tsarouhas, A. (2015). Knee Injuries in Children. In: Bentley, G. (eds) European Instructional Lectures. European Instructional Lectures, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46287-4_14

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