Acute Simultaneous Ruptures of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Patellar Tendon

Acute simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellar tendon is a rare injury. We present a case report of a 32-year-old male patient with ruptured ACL and ipsilateral patellar tendon rupture sustained while playing baseball. Surgery was performed on the patellar tendon and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, Dong Hwi, Lee, Gwang Chul, Park, Sung-Hae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Knee Society 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24639949
http://dx.doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.2014.26.1.56
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Sumario:Acute simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellar tendon is a rare injury. We present a case report of a 32-year-old male patient with ruptured ACL and ipsilateral patellar tendon rupture sustained while playing baseball. Surgery was performed on the patellar tendon and the ACL simultaneously. The clinical and radiological outcomes of the treatment were successful. We present this case with a review of the literatures.

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