Abstract
We report two patients with simultaneous lesions about the knee; a traumatic injury (acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture) and a musculoskeletal tumour; that may be particularly misleading for the treating surgeon.
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Muscolo, D.L., Costa-Paz, M., Aponte-Tinao, L. et al. Simultaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a knee tumor. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 18, 1119–1121 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-009-1032-5
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