Interposition of the transverse ligament of the knee into a fracture of the tibial plateau: a case report

Kazimierz T Szopinski; Pawel Adamczyk

doi:10.1007/s00256-018-2883-y

Interposition of the transverse ligament of the knee into a fracture of the tibial plateau: a case report

Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Jul;47(7):1011-1014. doi: 10.1007/s00256-018-2883-y. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Authors

Kazimierz T Szopinski^{1

2}, Pawel Adamczyk³

Affiliations

¹ Gamma Medical Center, Broniewskiego 3, 01-785, Warszawa, Poland. kszopinski@wum.edu.pl.
² Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowogrodzka 59, 02-006, Warszawa, Poland. kszopinski@wum.edu.pl.
³ Gamma Medical Center, Broniewskiego 3, 01-785, Warszawa, Poland.

Abstract

Interposition of the transverse ligament of the knee between fragments of an intercondylar eminence fracture was diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 11-year-old boy after a sports injury. The interposition was confirmed and corrected during arthroscopy. We report what we believe to be the first published case of isolated interposition of the transverse ligament in a minimally displaced fracture of the tibial eminence.

Keywords: Interposition; Tibia; Transverse ligament of the knee; Trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthroscopy
Athletic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Athletic Injuries / surgery
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Ligaments, Articular / diagnostic imaging*
Ligaments, Articular / injuries*
Ligaments, Articular / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Risk Factors
Tibial Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
Tibial Fractures / surgery