title: Arthroscopic repair of the posterior cruciate ligament: two techniques.
abstract: Isolated posterior cruciate ligament injuries are rare and their treatment is controversial. These lesions have commonly been treated by open reduction and internal fixation using a posterior approach. However, this approach makes it difficult to explore other combined injuries of the knee joint. We report 2 cases of posterior cruciate ligament avulsion of the tibia that were arthroscopically reduced and fixed using 2 different methods, cannulated screws and tension band wire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espejo-Baena
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Arévalo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Urbano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montañez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martín
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*