Reported at the meeting of the Surgical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, May 6, 1891.
Case shown at meeting of Boston City Hospital Clinical Club Feb. 8, 1906.
More information: Vineet M. Desai et al, Patient Characteristics and Postoperative Outcomes of Surgically Treated Inferior Pole Patellar Sleeve Fractures, Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (2024).
vch.ca The extensor mechanism (EM) of the knee comprises the quadriceps muscles and tendon, the patella, patellar tendon and supporting retinaculum (figure 1). Injuries of the EM are common and may be ...