Posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture - type III

Discussion:

The findings are compatible with type III PCL avulsion with lipohemarthrosis and popliteus muscle contusion.

Learning point:  In cases of trauma, always look for muscular injuries, always try to obtain an additional x-ray to detect subtle fractures, and always exclude lipohemarthrosis which indicates a missed intra-articular fracture.

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