Open AccessPseudo‐arthrosis repair of a posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture
Author(s) -
Hoogervorst Paul,
Gardeniers J. W. M.,
MoretWever S.,
Kampen A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.806
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1433-7347
pISSN - 0942-2056
DOI - 10.1007/s00167-010-1114-4
Subject(s) - avulsion fracture , medicine , avulsion , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , posterior cruciate ligament , bone grafting , osteoarthritis , orthodontics , anterior cruciate ligament , population , environmental health , alternative medicine , pathology
A pseudo‐arthrosis repair of a 4‐year‐old bony avulsion fracture of the PCL using a minimally invasive technique, screw fixation, and bone grafting is reported. The case presented seems to be rather unique due to the fragment size and the approach for pseudo‐arthrosis repair. There was a good functional result following minimally invasive pseudo‐arthrosis repair of a posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture. There are no previous reports of similar pseudo‐arthrosis repairs, and other authors report good results of delayed refixation of PCL avulsion fractures. Therefore, refixation and pseudo‐arthrosis repair should be considered as a viable treatment.