title: Screw fixation of a 4 1/2-year-old PCL avulsion injury.
abstract: We report about the case of a 4(1/2)-year delayed screw fixation of a tibial posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) avulsion fracture in combination with a posterolateral stabilization. After open reduction and rigid screw fixation, combined with a posterolateral stabilization using a semitendinosus tendon autograft, the patient returned to full activity in sports and daily life. If the PCL substance is sufficient, a delayed refixation in an old PCL avulsion injury seems to be a viable alternative to PCL reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy Service, Center of Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité, Medical Faculty of Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Höher
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous