Knee Surg Relat Res.  2017 Dec;29(4):316-320. 10.5792/ksrr.16.025.

Arthroscopic Pullout Fixation for a Small and Comminuted Avulsion Fracture of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament from the Tibia

• Nakagawa S
• Arai Y
• Hara K
• Inoue H
• Hino M
• Kubo T

• KMID: 2398260
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.16.025

Abstract

We describe a patient who underwent arthroscopic pullout fixation for a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) avulsion fracture. A 46-year-old female, injured in a fall while riding a motorcycle, was diagnosed with a right knee PCL tibial attachment avulsion fracture and underwent arthroscopic osteosynthesis. A Kirschner wire was drilled to a point just medial to the medial border of the anterior tibial bony bed. A suture wire was folded into a loop and introduced into the posteromedial compartment via the bone tunnel. A fixation thread was inserted from the posteromedial portal, through the medial and lateral loop wires, and into the posteromedial compartment. The lateral and medial loop wires attached to the thread were pulled to the outside, and the thread was fixed onto the tibia. Three months post-surgery, she returned to her job. This procedure represents a minimally invasive method of treating avulsion fractures of the tibial attachment of the PCL.

Keyword

Knee; Posterior cruciate ligament; Fracture; Avulsion; Arthroscopy; Fixation

MeSH Terms

Arthroscopy
Female
Humans
Knee
Methods
Middle Aged
Motorcycles
Posterior Cruciate Ligament*
Sutures
Tibia*