Supracondylar Femoral Fracture After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Transfemoral Fixation

Chethan Jayadev; Tony Kochhar; Diane L. Back; Kandiah Ratnakumar

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1247776

The Journal of Knee Surgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

J Knee Surg 2009; 22(4): 364-366
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247776

Case Report

Supracondylar Femoral Fracture After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Transfemoral Fixation

Chethan Jayadev¹ , Tony Kochhar³ , Diane L. Back² , Kandiah Ratnakumar⁴

¹The Royal London Hospital, United Kingdom
²Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
³Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, United Kingdom
⁴Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex, United Kingdom

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Femoral fractures following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are rare. These injuries often are related to increased stresses at the femoral tunnel. Hamstring tendon autograft is often used for ACL reconstruction, and transfemoral fixation is one of many graft fixation techniques with few reported complications. This article reports an atraumatic transverse supracondylar femoral fracture occurring through the transfemoral fixation tract following hamstring ACL reconstruction in a 38-year-old woman.

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