Avulsion of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in an adolescent with open tibial physis fixed with fiberwires

Background: Pediatric isolated PCL avulsion from the tibial attachment is a rare occurrence.Although an isolated PCL lesion can be treated conservatively, it has shown poor results due to alteration in biomechanics.Surgical treatment restores the anatomy, reducing the incidence of osteoarthritis. Ca...

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Main Authors: Vasudeva Nagashree, Srinivas B.S. Kambhampati, Sridhar Kunda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X22000194