title: Avulsion fractures of both anterior and posterior cruciate ligament tibial insertions.
abstract: Ipsilateral femur fracture, patellar fracture, and tibial avulsion fractures of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament injuries are reported. We know of no other report of an injury such as this in the literature. We sutured the tibial avulsion fractures by transtibial suturing technique and internally fixated the femur by intramedullary interlocking nailing 2 weeks after the trauma. After 1 year the results were evaluated as very good. Early surgical repair is valuable in these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Trakya University Medical Faculty, 22030 Edirne, Turkey. oucalpur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: O U
authors.initials: OU
authors.lastname: Calpur
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Copuroglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*