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Based on magnetic resonance images taken immediately after the injury, these patients were divided into 2 groups, the occult injury group (group O, 15 knees) and the uninjured group (group N, 16 knees).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The side-to-side difference of the posterior knee instability was 3.2 mm in group O and 3.0 mm in group N. Approximately 60% of the knees examined showed mild posterior instability in both groups. There were no significant differences found between the 2 groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The occult posterior cruciate ligament midsubstance injury does not significantly affect postoperative posterior instability of the knee. This fact did not support the hypothesis that has been commonly considered thus far.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It is not necessary for orthopaedic surgeons to be overly apprehensive about occult midsubstance injury in the treatment of posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fracture.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546503262201","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,5,24]],"date-time":"2004-05-24T20:23:28Z","timestamp":1085430208000},"page":"1230-1237","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Primary Repair of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Fracture"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Masayuki","family":"Inoue","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"NTT East Japan Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, 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