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Sports and Exercise Medicine ISSN: 2469-5718

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Quinn M, Lemme N, Anna King DO, Tabaddor RR (2019) Simultaneous Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament and Patellar Tendon: A Case Series, Review of the Literature, and Proposed Treatment Algorithm. Int J Sports Exerc Med 5:144. doi.org/10.23937/2469-5718/1510144

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© 2019 Quinn M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2469-5718/1510144

Simultaneous Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament and Patellar Tendon: A Case Series, Review of the Literature, and Proposed Treatment Algorithm

Matthew Quinn, BS1*, Nicholas Lemme, MD1, Anna King, DO2 and Ramin Tabaddor, MD1

1Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, USA

2NYU College of Medicine, USA

Abstract

Patellar Tendon (PT) rupture in combination with an anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) +/- a Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) injury is a rarely reported injury pattern. We report the cases of three athletes who sustained simul-taneous rupture of their PT, ACL and MCL while competing. They were treated in a staged manner with acute pri-mary repair of the patellar tendon and MCL followed by a rehabilitation period. Reconstruction of the ACL was performed once range of motion and strength of the extensor mechanism was sufficient. At one year follow up each patient had an IKDC score of > 80 and a Lysholm score ≥ 89. There are now 29 reported cases of simultaneous rupture of the patellar tendon and ipsilateral ACL and 21 reported cases of simultaneous rupture of the patellar tendon, ipsilateral ACL, and MCL. There has been no consensus on management of these complex knee injuries. We review the literature and propose a treatment algorithm for the management of these multi-ligamentous knee injuries.