Fracture of the femoral tunnel after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Timothy C. Wilson; William J. Rosenblum; Darren L. Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2004.03.021

Fracture of the femoral tunnel after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Timothy C. Wilson, William J. Rosenblum, Darren L. Johnson

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Abstract

Fractures after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery are rare. Patella fractures can occur as a complication after bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts, and few case reports of tibia fractures have been published. Although reports of femur fractures have been published, the causes are attributed to stress risers other than the femoral tunnel. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a femoral tunnel serving as a stress riser after an ACL reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft. The patient's fracture resulted from minimal trauma and required surgical fixation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e45-e47
Journal	Arthroscopy
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2004.03.021
State	Published - 2004

Keywords

ACL
Complications
Fracture
Stress riser
Tunnel lysis

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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