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Published in: Skeletal Radiology 9/2017

01-09-2017 | Case Report

Insufficiency avulsion fracture of the femoral attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint

Authors: Omar M. Albtoush, Marius Horger

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 9/2017

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Abstract

Multiple ligaments are involved in avulsion injuries of the knee joint, including both anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments; however, avulsion injury of the posterior cruciate ligament is less frequently encountered than the anterior counterpart. Furthermore, avulsion of the femoral side of the posterior cruciate ligament is far less common than the tibial one.
Femoral attachment avulsion fracture of the posterior cruciate ligaments has been reported in literature in adolescents, rarely in adulthood, and never before in elderly patients, showing an inverse relationship with advancement in patient age. The case presented here shows femoral attachment avulsion fracture of the posterior cruciate ligament in an elderly patient with secondary osteoporosis.
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Metadata
Title
Insufficiency avulsion fracture of the femoral attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint
Authors
Omar M. Albtoush
Marius Horger
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2660-3

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