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Published on: October 20, 2023
Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament agenesis
Amanda Brevilheri Benassi1, João Paulo Fernandes Guerreiro1,2,3, Alexandre de Oliveira Queiroz2,3
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil.
Abstract:
Congenital absence of the cruciate ligament is a rare condition with a prevalence of 0.017 per 1000 live births. This study reports a case of congenital absence of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments of the left knee associated to a type 1A fibular hemimelia, and a contribution to the existing hypotheses on knee ligaments development. According to medical literature the anomaly begins to develop around the seventh-eighth week of pregnancy. Patients with a cruciate ligament agenesis will often need a knee replacement at one point in their lives.
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