title: [Treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injury in skeletally immature patients].
abstract: Posterior cruciate ligament tear is a rare injury in the pediatric and adolescent population. Primary diagnosis of posterior cruciate ligament injury is based on careful attention to specific physical examination, but MRI is the mainstay for assessing the extent of ligamentous and possible associated injuries. In general, most of the posterior cruciate ligament tears in children and adolescents can be treated non-operatively with good functional outcome. Surgical treatment for these injuries should however be cautiously considered also for skeletally immature patients with a complete, intrasubstance ligament tear or dislocated avulsion fracture.
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itälä
authors.forename: Petteri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lankinen
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pajulo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries*