TY  - JOUR
T1  - Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation of a Medial Femoral Condylar Fracture After Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionA Case Report
AU  - Montgomery, Corey O.
AU  - Evans, Richard P.
Y1  - 2008/04/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.G.00392
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 863
EP  - 868
VL  - 90
IS  - 4
N2  - 
More than 100,000 anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction operations are performed annually in the United States1. Autogenous bone-patellar tendon-bone graft is the most frequent graft option used. The reported prevalence of complications varies widely, and serious complications include infection, stiffness, graft failure, deep venous thrombosis, tendon rupture, osteonecrosis, and periarticular fracture2-6. Periarticular fractures associated with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have been reported and include patellar, tibial plateau, tibial tubercle, and lateral femoral condylar and supracondylar femoral fracture patterns. Patellar fracture has been the most commonly documented postoperative fracture complication and occurs in conjunction with the harvesting of autogenous bone-patellar tendon-bone graft7,8. Additionally, eight tibial fractures9-16 and eight lateral condylar or supracondylar femoral fractures associated with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have been reported17-24. These fractures occurred through iatrogenic stress-risers25,26 created at the time of reconstruction, and the reported treatment had been arthrotomy with open reduction and internal fixation.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.G.00392
ER  -