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Articles published in English or Spanish, during the past 20 years, reporting outcomes of tibial tubercle fracture management in patients younger than 18 years old, with a mean follow\u2010up of at least 6\u00a0months reporting outcomes, type of management and classification were included.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 919 patients with 956 fractures in 25 retrospective cohort studies were included. The mean age was 14.4 \u00b1 0.6 years while 766 [83%] were males and 740 [81%] of the injuries were sports\u2010related. Associated injuries were reported in 91[10%] cases, most common being patellar tendon avulsion. Surgical management was chosen for 845[88%] of the cases, the vast majority being open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with screws. Union was achieved in 954 [99.8%] cases. Complications and re\u2010operations rate stood at 172[18%] and 161 [19% of the operations], respectively. 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