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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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Open Access 01-11-2010 | Experimental Study

Pseudo-arthrosis repair of a posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture

Authors: Paul Hoogervorst, J. W. M. Gardeniers, S. Moret-Wever, A. van Kampen

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 11/2010

Abstract

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.

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Title: Pseudo-arthrosis repair of a posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture
Authors: Paul Hoogervorst
J. W. M. Gardeniers
S. Moret-Wever
A. van Kampen
Publication date: 01-11-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 11/2010
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-010-1114-4

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