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Interposition of the transverse ligament of the knee into a fracture of the tibial plateau: a case report

Authors: Kazimierz T. Szopinski, Pawel Adamczyk

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 7/2018

Abstract

Interposition of the transverse ligament of the knee between fragments of an intercondylar eminence fracture was diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 11-year-old boy after a sports injury. The interposition was confirmed and corrected during arthroscopy. We report what we believe to be the first published case of isolated interposition of the transverse ligament in a minimally displaced fracture of the tibial eminence.

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Title: Interposition of the transverse ligament of the knee into a fracture of the tibial plateau: a case report
Authors: Kazimierz T. Szopinski
Pawel Adamczyk
Publication date: 01-07-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-018-2883-y

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