Unique simultaneous avulsion fracture of both the proximal and distal insertion sites of the anterior cruciate ligament

• February is a busy month for the ambulance skiing patrol at the skiing resorts in Norway and on this day, a call regarding an 11-year-old boy on one of the hills reached the team. What no one knew at that moment was that this boy had suffered a unique injury and that his X-rays would reveal something that, prior to this, had never been described in the history of mankind. This patient had suffered a simultaneous avulsion fracture of both the femoral and tibial insertion sites of the anterior cruciate ligament without suffering any other injuries to the knee. The injury was treated conservatively and at 1-year follow-up, the patient was completely recovered. © 2018 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Idrottsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Sport and Fitness Sciences (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Ortopedi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Orthopaedics (hsv//eng)

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knee injuries

knee laxity

ligament rupture

orthopaedics

paediatrics

anterior cruciate ligament injury

Article

avulsion fracture

case report

child

clinical article

computer assisted tomography

conservative treatment

distal insertion site anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture

follow up

human

knee fracture

male

Norway

nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

priority journal

proximal insertion site anterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture

school child

skiing

soccer player

sport injury

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