An easy and effective method for reattaching an anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture from the tibial eminence.
Numerous ways to attach an anterior cruciate ligament avulsion from tibial eminence have been devised, and this report is the first of its kind to describe an easy but effective way of passing nonabsorbable braided sutures through the substance of the anterior cruciate ligament and hold down the avulsed bone fragments by tying knots over a bone bridge.
Hsu
Stephen Y C
SY
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. sychsu@yahoo.com
D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications*