title: Simultaneous avulsion fracture of the posterior medial and posterior lateral meniscus root: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Injuries of the meniscus roots are increasingly recognized as a serious knee joint pathology. An avulsion fracture of the meniscus root is a rare variant of this injury pattern. In this article, a case of a traumatic simultaneous avulsion fracture of both the posterior medial and posterior lateral meniscus root associated with a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament is presented. Both avulsion fractures were treated by indirect arthroscopic transtibial pullout fixation of the bony fragment. Based on the findings of our literature review, root avulsion fractures seem to be more common in young male patients after an acute trauma to the knee joint.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany, matthias.feucht@gmx.net.
authors: Matthias J
authors: MJ
authors: Feucht
authors: Gian M
authors: GM
authors: Salzmann
authors: Jan M
authors: JM
authors: Pestka
authors: Norbert P
authors: NP
authors: Südkamp
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Niemeyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries