Imaging clinical case
A ten-year-old soccer practitioner female presented with right anterior knee pain lasting one month and exacerbated by running, with no constitutional symptoms or recent trauma. Physical examination revealed pain on the inferior pole of the patella and infrapatellar swelling. Lateral radiography of...
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doaj-6faf9bb407744daeb758f05cfa71a6b42020-11-24T23:33:00ZengCentro Hospitalar do PortoNascer e Crescer 2183-94172019-04-01281363810.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v28.i1.1289112891Imaging clinical caseJoana Brandão Silva0Mafalda Santos1Pediatrics Department, Unidade 2, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoPediatric Orthopedics Department, Unidade 2, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/EspinhoA ten-year-old soccer practitioner female presented with right anterior knee pain lasting one month and exacerbated by running, with no constitutional symptoms or recent trauma. Physical examination revealed pain on the inferior pole of the patella and infrapatellar swelling. Lateral radiography of the right knee revealed fragmentation of the lower pole of the patella. These findings are suggestive of Sinding- Larsen-Johansson syndrome, an osteochondrosis that affects the extensor mechanism of the knee and is a self-limited condition. The patient was treated with analgesics, rest, and abstention from sports activity during four weeks, with progressive improvement.https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/12891kneeoveruse injurySinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome |
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Centro Hospitalar do Porto |
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Nascer e Crescer |
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A ten-year-old soccer practitioner female presented with right anterior knee pain lasting one month and exacerbated by running, with no constitutional symptoms or recent trauma. Physical examination revealed pain on the inferior pole of the patella and infrapatellar swelling.
Lateral radiography of the right knee revealed fragmentation of the lower pole of the patella. These findings are suggestive of Sinding- Larsen-Johansson syndrome, an osteochondrosis that affects the extensor mechanism of the knee and is a self-limited condition. The patient was treated with analgesics, rest, and abstention from sports activity during four weeks, with progressive improvement. |
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knee overuse injury Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome |
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