title: Twin athlete brothers with open physes operated for ACL reconstruction on the same day, but with different elapsed times after injury: a 5-year follow-up.
abstract: We present the case of twin brothers with open physes who practiced judo to a high level and were operated on the same day for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. One of them was injured a year before surgery, and the other was injured a month before the procedure. The brother who chose to undergo a conservative treatment sustained meniscus injury afterwards and showed lower objective results when evaluated 5 years after surgery.
authors: CETE-Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Diego Costa
authors: DC
authors: Astur
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Lauxen
authors: Benno
authors: B
authors: Ejnisman
authors: Moises
authors: M
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D055815:Young Adult