Arthroscopic fixation of chronic bicruciate tibial avulsion fractures: A case report.

Chin J Traumatol

St. Vincentius a Paulo Catholic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Published: March 2023

A cruciate ligament avulsion is a much less common form of injury than a cruciate ligament tear. Simultaneous tibial avulsion fractures of both cruciate ligaments occur even more rarely. Over the last decades, many studies have described arthroscopic fixation of acute cruciate tibial avulsion fractures, but arthroscopic treatment in a late presenting patient has not been reported in the literature. This case report presents a 32-year-old female with a chronic tibial avulsion fracture of both anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament. Simultaneous fixation of both fractures was performed arthroscopically at week four post-injury. At one year of follow-up, the patient had demonstrated full knee range of motion and stable knee with no complaints, and achieved excellent clinical outcomes. Radiographs showed union of both fractures, and the patient had resumed high-impact exercises.

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