Acute, simultaneous tear of patellar tendon and ACL: possible mechanism of injury and rationality of the two-stage surgical treatment.
The authors report a case of a 47-year-old professional driver with an acute, simultaneous tear of patellar tendon and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The patient was treated in two stages. Acute patellar tendon repair and delayed (6-month postinjury) ACL reconstruction was performed. The authors discuss the possible mechanism of injury and the rationality of the two-stage surgical treatment.
Orthopaedics, Agios Pavlos General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. nkoukoulias@yahoo.gr
Nikolaos E
NE
Koukoulias
Panagiotis
P
Koumis
Alexis
A
Papadopoulos
Dimitris
D
Kyparlis
Stergios G
SG
Papastergiou
D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery