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Keeley A, Bloomfield P, Cairns P, et al. Iliotibial band release as an adjunct to the surgical management of patellar stress fracture in the athlete: a case report and review of the literature. Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol. 2009;1(1):15doi: 10.1186/1758-2555-1-15.
Keeley, A., Bloomfield, P., Cairns, P., & Molnar, R. (2009). Iliotibial band release as an adjunct to the surgical management of patellar stress fracture in the athlete: a case report and review of the literature. Sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation, therapy & technology : SMARTT, 1(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-1-15
Keeley, Anthony, et al. "Iliotibial band release as an adjunct to the surgical management of patellar stress fracture in the athlete: a case report and review of the literature." Sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation, therapy & technology : SMARTT vol. 1,1 (2009): 15. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-1-15
Keeley A, Bloomfield P, Cairns P, Molnar R. Iliotibial band release as an adjunct to the surgical management of patellar stress fracture in the athlete: a case report and review of the literature. Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol. 2009 Jul 30;1(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1758-2555-1-15. PMID: 19642974; PMCID: PMC2729301.
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Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol. 2009 Jul 30;1(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1758-2555-1-15.

Iliotibial band release as an adjunct to the surgical management of patellar stress fracture in the athlete: a case report and review of the literature.

Sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation, therapy & technology : SMARTT

Anthony Keeley, Paul Bloomfield, Peter Cairns, Robert Molnar

Affiliations

  1. Sydney Orthopaedic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Sydney, Australia. [email protected].

PMID: 19642974 PMCID: PMC2729301 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2555-1-15

Abstract

Stress fracture of the patella is rare. In this report, a case of patellar stress fracture occurring in an amateur athlete is presented, and an operative adjunct to the surgical management of this condition is proposed.A review of the English literature identified 21 previous cases of stress fracture of the patella, the majority in young athletes. None of these reports discussed treatment addressing the pathological process contributing to patellar stress fracture.The subject of this case report is a young male netballer who presented with a transverse stress fracture in the inferior third of his patella, on a background of patellofemoral overload. The patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation of his patella, combined with release of the iliotibial band. He returned to training after 6 weeks.The previous literature suggests that operative fixation is indicated for the treatment of displaced patellar stress fractures. Iliotibial band release, as a surgical adjunct to this treatment, may address the pathology of these fractures, and facilitate a return to sport at the highest level.

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