Ligamentous injuries of the knee in children.

Abstract

Ligamentous injuries, although uncommon in the skeletally immature patient, can be found in isolation or associated with physeal injury or long-bone fracture. Four new cases of ligamentous injury in the child show that recognition and management of these injuries are important to achieve good recovery. In addition to history and physical examination, standard and stress roentgenographs, examination under anesthesia, and arthroscopy are important for early diagnosis.