ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2017
Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletal immature children.
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- Multiligamentous Knee Injury in a Skeletally Immature Athlete.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026Article
- Mechanical Properties of Pediatric Knee Ligaments: A Cadaveric Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Treatment of isolated injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament-A 2025 Delphi-based structured expert statement by the ligament injury committee of the German Knee Society.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Operative and non-operative management can result in acceptable long-term outcomes for isolated posterior cruciate ligament injuries in paediatric patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted arthroscopic all-epiphyseal PCLR with remnant preservation in a 13-year-old boy: a case report and review of the literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Management of an isolated posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture in a pediatric patient using screw fixation: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Combined Lateral Plateau and PCL Injury in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Posterior cruciate ligament rupture and all-epiphyseal repair with suture tape augmentation in a 5-year-old girl: a case report and review of the literature.BMC pediatrics · 2023Review
- Posterior cruciate ligament avulsion associated with an epiphyseal fracture of the proximal fibula: a case report of a 13-year-old child.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Medial and Lateral Posterior Tibial Slope in the Skeletally Immature: A Cadaveric Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Pediatric Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Review
- Epidemiology of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions in Italy: A 15-Year Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Surgical treatment of posterior cruciate ligament lesions does not cause growth disturbances in pediatric patients.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Article
- Arthroscopic Repair of Proximal Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Pediatric Patients.Arthroscopy techniques · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeRupture of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a rare knee injury in children with open growth plates. The follow-up results of six patients with open physes treated with PCL reconstruction are presented. The objective is to evaluate the clinical outcomes of PCL reconstruction for six skeletally immature patients.
methodsBetween 2006 and 2010, six skeletally immature patients were treated with PCL reconstruction. At the time of surgery, the median age was 9 years (range 6-14). The median follow-up time after surgery was 50 months (range 41-90). Outcomes were evaluated by KOOS and Tegner scores, instrumented knee laxity, and radiologic long-axis leg length measurements.
resultsThe median KOOS score at follow-up was 88 (range 26-98). The median Tegner score was 6 (range 4-7). The median side-to-side difference in laxity according to KT-1000 was 2 mm (range 1-5) at 25° of flexion and 3 mm (range 3-6) at 70° of flexion. A median side-to-side difference in flexion of 8° was found. All but one patient had returned to playing sports at follow-up. One patient's index leg had a length discrepancy of 16 mm.
conclusionsPCL reconstruction resulted in fair to good clinical outcomes for skeletally immature children. Clinically relevant leg length discrepancy was found in one of the six patients examined in this study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV.
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