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All of these patients were admitted to our emergency department within 24\u2009h after injury. After physical examination and radiographs were taken and reviewed, all patients were admitted and underwent surgical treatment. In a 26\u2010year\u2010old man who underwent arthroscopic surgery through the traditional medial and lateral approach before finally converting to open surgery with the posterior approach, the fragment that was finally removed was partially attached to the PCL. In the other two patients, women aged 63 and 68\u2009years, who underwent arthroscopic surgery <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> the traditional medial and lateral approach, the fragments were large and attached to most fibers of the PCL. We fixed the fragments using hollow screws in arthroscopic view. In addition, in the 63\u2010year\u2010old patient, an anchor was embedded to restore the tension of the PCL. Four weeks after surgery, the patients started to wear long leg braces in full extension with the tibia blocked up by cushion. Physical examinations were conducted and radiographs were taken preoperatively and at 4\u2009weeks and 3\u2009months after surgery to evaluate the condition of the injury. The range of motion and the Lysholm knee scoring scale for the knee joint were compared before and after the surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>For the three patients, the radiographs taken at 3\u2009months postoperatively showed that the fixation of the screws did not fail, and the subchondral bone was generally normal compared to the preoperative radiographs. CT scanning at 3\u2009months after surgery showed that the fracture healed in the original position of the avulsion site. For all patients, the affected knees presented as stable at physical examination 3\u2009months after surgery; the Lachmann test and the anterior drawer test results were negative. In addition, the flexion\u2013extension, internal rotation, and external rotation were approximately 0\u00b0\u2013130\u00b0, 0\u00b0\u201330\u00b0, and 0\u00b0\u201340\u00b0 in the 26\u2010year\u2010old patient, respectively. The flexion\u2013extension, internal rotation, and external rotation were approximately 0\u00b0\u2013100\u00b0, 0\u00b0\u201320\u00b0, and 0\u00b0\u201335\u00b0 for the 63\u2010year\u2010old patient, respectively. The flexion\u2013extension, internal rotation, and external rotation were approximately 0\u00b0\u2013100\u00b0, 0\u00b0\u201315\u00b0, and 0\u00b0\u201320\u00b0 for the 68\u2010year\u2010old patient, respectively. There was no pain or only little pain 3\u2009months after surgery. There was no swelling or discomfort at the 3\u2010month follow up. The Lysholm knee scores of the 68\u2010year\u2010old, 63\u2010year\u2010old, and 26\u2010year\u2010old patient were 80, 87, and 95 at 3\u2009months after surgery, respectively, which were obviously improved postoperatively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The manifestation of isolated partial femoral avulsion fractures of the PCL in adults is often related to the injury mechanism, and surgery is essential for the treatment of these patients. Most of these fractures can be repaired by arthroscopic surgery, but some have to be treated by open surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/os.12951","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,8]],"date-time":"2021-05-08T15:24:38Z","timestamp":1620487478000},"page":"1290-1298","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Isolated Partial Femoral Avulsion Fracture of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in Adults"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1084-7403","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Liang","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sports Medicine Beijing LUHE Hospital Capital Medical University  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Qi","family":"Gui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sports Medicine Beijing LUHE Hospital Capital 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