Nonunited avulsion fractures of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia.
We report 3 cases of nonunited avulsion fracture of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia. Characteristics of the clinical symptoms were limitation of knee extension, pain at knee extension, and a small amount of anterior instability. For the patient with a normal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the fragment was fixed by sutures with a button after curettage of the fibrous tissue. Two patients underwent endoscopic ACL reconstruction using quadrupled semitendinosus tendon because their ACLs had degenerated. Since the technique of ACL reconstruction under arthroscopic control has been well refined, endoscopic ACL reconstruction is considered to be 1 of the surgical options for nonunited avulsion fracture with symptomatic anterior instability if the ACL is degenerated.
Horibe
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Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan. horibe@orh.go.jp
Shi
K
K
Mitsuoka
T
T
Hamada
M
M
Matsumoto
N
N
Toritsuka
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*