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SUBMITTER: Valentino M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558086 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Valentino M M Quiligotti C C Ruggirello M M
Journal of ultrasound 20120328 2
The Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome has a pathogenesis similar to that of the Osgood-Schlatter disorder and is the result of excessive force exerted by the patellar tendon on the lower pole of the patella. Clinically it is characterized by pain, which increases when the patellar is loaded during flexion, subpatellar swelling and functional limitation. The authors present a case of a 13-year-old boy who was a competitive youth team football player. He presented with anterior, spontaneous knee p ...[more]