Combined anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments avulsion from the tibial side in adult patient: case report

Abstract

The authors describe a rare case of a 28-year-old male patient, victim of motorcycle crash, with direct impact on the right knee, who sustained a bicruciate ligament fracture avulsion from the tibial side, dislocated and with large dimensions, without associated ligamentary lesions; he has undergone surgical treatment - open reduction and internal fixation, of the avulsions, and the follow up was at least six months, presenting good outcome using the Tegner -Lysholm scale.

Keywords

• Fraturas osseas
• Ligamento cruzado anterior
• Ligamento cruzado posterior
• Joelho/cirurgia
• Terapia