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Femoral avulsion fracture of ACL proximal attachment in male scuba diver: case report and review of the literature

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Femoral ACL avulsion fractures were not well described in the literature, and there were only several reports describing mostly immature patients. A case of 50-year-old man with ACL femoral attachment avulsion fracture after pivoting knee injury during skiing was presented. The bony attachment was reduced and fixed arthroscopically with screws. Four months after surgery, patient was allowed to return to full sport activity with full range of motion. He was able to perform a one-leg-hop test without limitation, and the strength of quadriceps muscle was comparable to contralateral side. Lachman and pivot shift tests were normal.

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SZ contributed to reference search, manuscript preparation, and case report idea; KN contributed to surgery and intellectual content; MD contributed to surgery, manuscript preparation, case report idea, and intellectual content.

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  1. Orthopedic and Trauma Department, Veteran’s Memorial Teaching Hospital in Lodz, Medical University of Lodz, Zeromskiego 113, 90-549, Lodz, Poland

    Sebastian Zabierek, Krzysztof Nowak & Marcin Domzalski

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Zabierek, S., Nowak, K. & Domzalski, M. Femoral avulsion fracture of ACL proximal attachment in male scuba diver: case report and review of the literature. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 25, 1328–1330 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-016-4373-x

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