Tibial plateau fracture following gracilis-semitendinosus anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: The tibial tunnel stress-riser.
Tibial plateau fractures following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are extremely rare. This is the first reported case of a tibial plateau fracture following four-strand gracilis-semitendinosus autograft ACL reconstruction. The tibial tunnel alone may behave as a stress riser which can significantly reduce bone strength.
Sundaram
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Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Aintree, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom. rathers74@yahoo.co.uk
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D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology