Surgical Treatment of Simultaneous Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and the Patellar Tendon

Abstract

Although the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common sports injury, a simultaneous rupture of the patellar tendon (PT) is relatively rare. We experienced a case in which a patient simultaneously ruptured the ACL, the medial collateral ligament (MCL), and the PT while sliding during a baseball game. We sutured the PT and MCL during the acute stage, and 7 months later we conducted a double-bundle reconstruction of the ACL. To our knowledge, this is the first report of PT repair using only fiber wire thread, and two-phase double-bundle ACL reconstruction.

Keywords

anterior cruciate ligament - patella tendon - surgical treatment - simultaneous rupture

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