title: Simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a knee tumor.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Orthopaedics Carlos E. Ottolenghi, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Potosi 4247, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: D Luis
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Muscolo
authors.forename: Matías
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa-Paz
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aponte-Tinao
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayerza
mesh_terms: 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