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This case report describes a complex knee injury in a 16-year-old athlete after a football injury. The injury included a bucket-handle medial meniscus tear, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tibial avulsion fracture, patellar tendon avulsion, grade III medial collateral ligament (MCL) rupture, and lateral meniscus anterior root avulsion fracture. This combination of injuries presented as a unique case and operative procedure. The young athlete went on to return to sport, progressing to the division II level of play in college.
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