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Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 9/2004

01-11-2004 | Case Report

Mechanism of combined injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament and the posterolateral ligament while wake boarding

Authors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Tateo Kawazoe, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kenji Kondo

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 9/2004

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Abstract

Background

We encountered a case involving posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and posterolateral ligament injuries of the knee due to a noncontact injury while wake boarding. The moment of injury was recorded on a home video.

Case report

Based on our analysis of the video, the mechanism of injury was considered to be a combination of varus stress and internal rotation of the lower leg that induced tearing of the posterolateral ligaments. Subsequently, tearing of the PCL in the midsubstance occurred due to increased flexion of the knee.
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Metadata
Title
Mechanism of combined injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament and the posterolateral ligament while wake boarding
Authors
Toshiaki Takahashi
Tateo Kawazoe
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Kenji Kondo
Publication date
01-11-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 9/2004
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-004-0636-y

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