[Avulsion fracture of the posterior cruciate ligament in a child: surgical treatment. a case report]

P Tsiaviry; A Z L A Rabemazava; J C Ruzic; A Aliamus; H J C Razafimahandry

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2010.01.006

[Avulsion fracture of the posterior cruciate ligament in a child: surgical treatment. a case report]

Arch Pediatr. 2010 Apr;17(4):387-90. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.01.006. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Tsiaviry¹, A Z L A Rabemazava, J C Ruzic, A Aliamus, H J C Razafimahandry

Affiliation

¹ Service orthopédie traumatologie des hôpitaux, centre hospitalier de Soavinandriana Antananarivo, Madagascar. [email protected]

PMID: 20219334
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.01.006

Abstract

Avulsion fracture of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a less frequent injury in children than in adults. Directed by a meticulous clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging confirms the diagnosis. Surgical treatment provides good functional results in the majority of cases. We report a case of avulsion fracture of the PCL treated with a standard Twinfix surgical anchor.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Healing / physiology
Humans
Knee Injuries / diagnosis*
Knee Injuries / pathology
Knee Injuries / surgery
Posterior Cruciate Ligament / injuries*
Posterior Cruciate Ligament / pathology
Posterior Cruciate Ligament / surgery
Range of Motion, Articular / physiology
Suture Anchors
Tibial Fractures / diagnosis*
Tibial Fractures / pathology
Tibial Fractures / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography