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Case Reports
. 2019 Feb 8:20:100172.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2019.100172. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Displaced osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau associated with an acute anterior cruciate ligament injury

Marco Antônio Percope de Andrade  1 , Frederico Silva Pimenta  2 , Guilherme Moreira de Abreu E Silva  1 , Tulio Vinicius de Oliveira Campos  1 , Robinson Esteves Santos Pires  1
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Displaced osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau associated with an acute anterior cruciate ligament injury

Marco Antônio Percope de Andrade et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

Abstract

An osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau associated with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a 24-year-old boy is reported. Anterior cruciate ligament rupture is accompanied by bone contusions resulting from the impact of the posterolateral tibial plateau on the anterior part of the lateral femoral condyle. The osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau matched the site where the bone bruise is observed.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Fibular head osteotomy; Osteochondral fracture; Posterolateral tibial plateau.

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Fig. 1
(A) Radiograph and (B and C) CT scan images of the knee showing osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau. (D) Arthroscopic view showing lateral meniscus (LM), lateral femoral condyle (LFC) and posterolateral tibial plateau fracture (green arrow). (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Radiograph and (B and C) CT scan images of the knee showing osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau. (D) Arthroscopic view showing lateral meniscus (LM), lateral femoral condyle (LFC) and posterolateral tibial plateau fracture (green arrow). (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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Fig. 2
(A) Osteochondral fragment. (B) Intraoperative view showing the site of the posterolateral fragment; (C and D) Postoperative XR (LM - lateral meniscus, FHO - fibular head osteotomy).
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Fig. 2
(A) Osteochondral fragment. (B) Intraoperative view showing the site of the posterolateral fragment; (C and D) Postoperative XR (LM - lateral meniscus, FHO - fibular head osteotomy).
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