Bilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Combined with Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear

• DOI: 10.18926/amo/57717
• Publication Date: 2019-12-01
• Authors: Hiranaka, Takaaki; Furumatsu, Takayuki; Okazaki, Yoshiki; Kamatsuki, Yusuke; Masuda, Shin; Okazaki, Yuki; Takihira, Shota; Miyazawa, Shinichi; Nakata, Eiji; Ozaki, Toshifumi
• Keywords: Adult; Joint Instability; Male; medial meniscus posterior root tear; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; pullout repair; bilateral anterior cruciate ligament tear; Knee Injuries; Menisci, Tibial; Tibial Meniscus Injuries; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; case report; Humans

The case of an individual with a bilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear combined with a medial meniscus (MM) posterior root tear is described. A 34-year-old Japanese man with bilateral ACL rupture that occurred > 10 years earlier was diagnosed with bilateral ACL tear combined with MM posterior root tear (MMPRT). We performed a transtibial pullout repair of the MMPRT with ACL reconstruction. The tibial tunnels for the MM posterior root repair and ACL reconstruction were created separately. Postoperatively, a good clinical outcome and meniscal healing were obtained. Our surgical technique may thus contribute to anatomical MM posterior root repair and ACL reconstruction.