Twin athlete brothers with open physes operated for ACL reconstruction on the same day, but with different elapsed times after injury: a 5-year follow-up

We present the case of twin brothers with open physes who practiced judo to a high level and were operated on the same day for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. One of them was injured a year before surgery, and the other was injured a month before the procedure. The brother who chose to un...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ Case Reports 2014, Vol.2014
Hauptverfasser: Astur, Diego Costa, Lauxen, Daniel, Ejnisman, Benno, Cohen, Moises
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of twin brothers with open physes who practiced judo to a high level and were operated on the same day for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. One of them was injured a year before surgery, and the other was injured a month before the procedure. The brother who chose to undergo a conservative treatment sustained meniscus injury afterwards and showed lower objective results when evaluated 5 years after surgery.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-202650