title: Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament rupture after thermal treatment.
abstract: This article reports the first published case of spontaneous, simultaneous rupture of both the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments 3 months after radiofrequency thermal probe treatment. The patient had no previous traumatic injury to the knee. Simultaneous rupture occurred under minimal physiologic load. Clinical, radiologic, and surgical findings are presented.
authors.affiliation: Duke Sports Medicine Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology