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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2026

The arrow and the target-description of the "Robin Hood" technique for fixation of tibial spine avulsion fractures: a technical note.

Karl-Heinz Frosch, Robinson Esteves Pires, Harm Hoekstra, Gustavo Waldolato Silva, Rafael Chagas Silva, Danilo Taype Zamboni, Vincenzo Giordano

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Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Karl-Heinz FroschDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Robinson Esteves PiresDepartment of the Locomotor System, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. robinsonestevespires@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-5576
Harm HoekstraDepartment of Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Gustavo Waldolato SilvaOrthopaedic Trauma Unit, Felicio Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Rafael Chagas SilvaOrthopaedic Trauma Unit, Felicio Rocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Danilo Taype ZamboniOrthopaedic Trauma Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Vincenzo GiordanoMiguel Couto Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Abstract

Avulsion fractures of the tibial spine, also known as the tibial eminence, are predominantly described in the pediatric population and uncommon in adults. In the presence of a tibial spine fracture associated with a fracture of the proximal meta-epiphyseal tibia, management of the spine fragment remains controversial. The objective of this technical note is to describe the Frosch technique termed the "Robin Hood technique", which consists of fixation of the tibial spine fracture with screws inserted in a retrograde fashion in cases of combined fractures of the tibial spine (due to avulsion of the anterior cruciate ligament) and fractures of the proximal meta-epiphyseal area of the tibia.

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Fracture Fixation, InternalFractures, AvulsionTibial FracturesBone ScrewsHumansTibial Plateau FracturesIntercondylar eminence fracturesKnee fracturesTibial plateau fracturesTibial spine fractures

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