Posterior ligament cruciate (PCL) avulsion fracture

Case contributed by Domenico Nicoletti , 7 Oct 2022
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 7 Oct 2022
Disclosures - updated 11 May 2022: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 35 to 35 years.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

MRI left knee

MR images show an avulsed bone fragment arising from the posterior tibial plateau with an intact PCL. There’s also joint effusion with contusion of the anterior prepatellar soft tissues. The anterior cruciate ligament, collateral ligament and menisci are normal.

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