title: Surgical treatment of simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the patellar tendon.
abstract: Although the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common sports injury, a simultaneous rupture of the patellar tendon (PT) is relatively rare. We experienced a case in which a patient simultaneously ruptured the ACL, the medial collateral ligament (MCL), and the PT while sliding during a baseball game. We sutured the PT and MCL during the acute stage, and 7 months later we conducted a double-bundle reconstruction of the ACL. To our knowledge, this is the first report of PT repair using only fiber wire thread, and two-phase double-bundle ACL reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Gotaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Saiseikai Saijo Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shirakata
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Saiseikai Saijo Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017888:Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed