Open AccessDisplaced anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fractures: Arthroscopic staple fixation
Author(s) -
Silvampatti Ramasamy Sundararajan,
S. Rajasekaran,
Scott Bernard
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.82336
Subject(s) - medicine , avulsion , surgery , avulsion fracture , radiological weapon , anterior cruciate ligament , fixation (population genetics) , radiography , orthopedic surgery , arthroscopy , population , environmental health
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) avulsion fracture is commonly associated with knee injuries and its management is controversial ranging from conservative treatment to arthroscopic fixation. The aim of our study was to assess the clinical and radiological results of arthroscopic staple fixation in the management of ACL avulsion fractures.