Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature athletes

Posterior cruciate ligament rupture is a rare knee ligamentous injury in skeletally immature patients with unfused growth plates. Despite being very uncommon, it still represents a significant challenge in terms of decision-making and treatment choice. The purpose of this case series was to report s...

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Published inJournal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents Vol. 33; no. 2 Suppl. 1; p. 51
Main Authors Adriani, E, Cialdella, S, Terrando, S, Giusti, S, Adriani, M, Maccauro, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.03.2019
Subjects
Adolescent
Athletes
Femur
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Knee Injuries - surgery
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Tendons - surgery
Tibia
Treatment Outcome
knee
posterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction
athletes
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Summary:Posterior cruciate ligament rupture is a rare knee ligamentous injury in skeletally immature patients with unfused growth plates. Despite being very uncommon, it still represents a significant challenge in terms of decision-making and treatment choice. The purpose of this case series was to report subject and objective outcomes (IKDC, TAS,LYSHOLM,KT2000) after PCL reconstruction in two teenage elite football players aged 15 and 16 respectively, who underwent surgical repair in July 2017 using for the femoral and tibial fixation of the PCL graft (hamstring tendons) respectively a curve cross-pin system and interferential screw. At fifteen months follow up, both athletes had returned to normal, pre-injury, competing levels with no leg discrepancy.
ISSN:0393-974X