title: Supracondylar femoral fracture after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with transfemoral fixation.
abstract: Femoral fractures following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are rare. These injuries often are related to increased stresses at the femoral tunnel. Hamstring tendon autograft is often used for ACL reconstruction, and transfemoral fixation is one of many graft fixation techniques with few reported complications. This article reports an atraumatic transverse supracondylar femoral fracture occurring through the transfemoral fixation tract following hamstring ACL reconstruction in a 38-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Chethan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayadev
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Back
authors.forename: Kandiah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ratnakumar
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012421:Rupture; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries