Citation

Costa-Paz M, Muscolo DL, Makino A, Ayerza MA. Arthroscopy 2005; 21(9): 1143.

Affiliation

Institute of Orthopaedics Carlos E. Ottolenghi, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. matias.costa@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.arthro.2005.05.028

PMID

16171641

Abstract

We present 3 cases of simultaneous rupture of the patellar tendon and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of this infrequent association. Between 1997 and 2000, 3 patients with a mean age of 37 years were treated with an ACL reconstruction and repair of the patellar tendon. The average follow-up was 3 years. Two of them were initially misdiagnosed. At follow-up, all patients had stable knees and the average Lysholm score was 95. In acute knee injuries with gross anteroposterior instability and a huge hematoma, the occurrence of this complex lesion should be considered. A careful clinical evaluation may be correlated with magnetic resonance imaging findings to provide the orthopaedic surgeon with the appropriate information for planning the timing and surgical treatment.

Language: en