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03 November 2022: Articles

Injury to the Posterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus from a Misplaced Tibial Tunnel for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons

Amar S. Vadhera A* , Jonathan S. Lee E , Harsh Singh A , Safa Gursoy A , Kyle N. Kunze E , Nikhil N. Verma A , Jorge Chahla A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937581

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937581

Figure 1. Preoperative imaging of the right knee. (A) Lateral and standing (B) anteroposterior radiographs demonstrate a malpositioned tibial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction tunnel (white arrows). This was confirmed to be in a non-anatomic position on (C) axial and (D) sagittal computed tomography. (E) Axial and (F) sagittal magnetic resonance imaging show the posterior location of the tunnel, blunting the lateral posterior meniscal root.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923