Rare sleeve fracture of the superior patella pole in an adult due to forceful passive physiotherapy following cast immobilization.
Sleeve fractures are generally restricted to children or adolescents, and usually occur at the lower patella pole. Here we report on a superior pole sleeve fracture in an adult that occurred following forceful passive physiotherapy after cast immobilization. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a superior pole sleeve fracture in an otherwise healthy adult. The case highlighted that a diagnosis of a superior patella pole sleeve fracture in an adult can easily be missed because it is a rare injury, and hence is unlikely to be suspected by physicians.
['Ro|Kyung-Han|KH|', 'Park|Jong-Hoon|JH|', 'Kim|Myo-Jong|MJ|', 'Lee|Dae-Hee|DH|']
D002370:Casts, Surgical D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal D050723:Fractures, Bone D006801:Humans D007103:Immobilization D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging D008297:Male D010329:Patella D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities D053441:Suture Anchors D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed D055815:Young Adult
Sleeve fracture Patella Adult