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Combined anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments avulsion from the tibial side in adult patient: case report

Authors :
Marcos George de Souza Leao
Erika Santos Santoro
Rafael Lima Avelino
Ronan Campos Granjeiro
Nilton Orlando Junior
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, Vol 48, Iss 6, Pp 581-585 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda., 2013.

Abstract

The authors describe a rare case of a 28-year-old male patient, victim of motorcycle crash, with direct impact on the right knee, who sustained a bicruciate ligament fracture avulsion from the tibial side, dislocated and with large dimensions, without associated ligamentary lesions; he has undergone surgical treatment - open reduction and internal fixation, of the avulsions, and the follow up was at least six months, presenting good outcome using the Tegner -Lysholm scale.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
19824378
Volume :
48
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0e314f1760e74c008517612ce3fbb9b6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2013.12.007