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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 3/2009

01-03-2009 | Knee

A safe postero-medial approach to posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture

Authors: Seyyed Mohammad Jazayeri, Ali Akbar Esmaili Jah, Mohsen Karami

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) plays a major role in knee stabilization, and clinical studies have shown an increase in incidence of its injury. Due to the surrounding neurovascular elements in the popliteal space, open approaches to repair such injury are difficult to perform. The “safe postero-medial approach” to PCL avulsion fracture is a simple approach, does not require exploration of the neurovascular elements, and produced satisfactory results in the majority of patients.
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Metadata
Title
A safe postero-medial approach to posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture
Authors
Seyyed Mohammad Jazayeri
Ali Akbar Esmaili Jah
Mohsen Karami
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0665-0

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