title: Pseudo-arthrosis repair of a posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture.
abstract: A pseudo-arthrosis repair of a 4-year-old bony avulsion fracture of the PCL using a minimally invasive technique, screw fixation, and bone grafting is reported. The case presented seems to be rather unique due to the fragment size and the approach for pseudo-arthrosis repair. There was a good functional result following minimally invasive pseudo-arthrosis repair of a posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture. There are no previous reports of similar pseudo-arthrosis repairs, and other authors report good results of delayed refixation of PCL avulsion fractures. Therefore, refixation and pseudo-arthrosis repair should be considered as a viable treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Theodoor Craanenlaan 7, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. p.hoogervorst@orthop.umcn.nl
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoogervorst
authors.forename: J W M
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gardeniers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moret-Wever
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Kampen
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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