Simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a knee tumor.
We report two patients with simultaneous lesions about the knee; a traumatic injury (acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture) and a musculoskeletal tumour; that may be particularly misleading for the treating surgeon.
Muscolo
D Luis
DL
Institute of Orthopaedics Carlos E. Ottolenghi, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Potosi 4247, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Costa-Paz
Matías
M
Aponte-Tinao
Luis
L
Makino
Arturo
A
Ayerza
Miguel
M
D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery