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Table 1: Studies reporting cases of femoral avulsion fracture at the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. |
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Author |
Patterson et al.4 |
Mio et al.6 |
Hirotsu et al.5 |
Maehara et al.7 |
Current case |
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Journal (year) |
Skeletal Radiology (2014) |
JBIS Am (2016) |
Journal of Medical Case Reports (2019) |
JBIS Am (2004) |
– |
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Age (years) |
14 |
51 |
15 |
26 |
14 |
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Gender |
Male |
Male |
Male |
Male |
Female |
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Sports |
Wrestling |
NR |
Soccer |
Skiing |
Gymnastic |
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Mechanism |
Indirect trauma |
Direct trauma (motorcycle accident) |
Direct trauma (Soccer) |
Indirect trauma |
Indirect trauma |
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Associated injuries |
No |
ACL tear, PCL tear, MCL tear, fracture of inferior pole of the patella and anterolateral corner of the tibial plateu fracture |
MCL, PCL partial tear |
No |
No |
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Treatment |
Non- operative |
ORIF |
ORIF |
ORIF |
Non- operative |
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Evolution/ complication |
Good/No |
Good-Grade-3 posterior instability and grade-3 anterior instability remained because of the insufficiency of the PCL and the ACL, for which a second-stage reconstruction is planned |
Good/ posterior drawer test slightly positive |
Good/No |
Good/No |
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Return to Sports |
Two months |
NR |
– |
NR |
Three months |
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ACL = Anterior cruciate ligament. MCL = Medial collateral ligament. NR = Not reported in the study. ORIF = Open reduction internal fixation. PCL = Posterior cruciate ligament. |
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