Migração extra‐articular e transcutânea de parafuso de interferência de poly L,D‐lactide após reconstrução do tendão poplíteo

Knee ligament reconstructions are commonly performed orthopedic procedures. Graft fixation is generally performed with metallic or absorbable interference screws. In a recent study, only ten reports of screw migration were retrieved; of these, only one was not related to the anterior cruciate ligament, and the majority was related to the use of poly‐L‐lactic acid (PLLA) screws. Only one case retrieved in the literature reported screw migration in reconstructions of the posterolateral corner, and that was to the intra‐articular region. In the present article, the authors report a case of extra‐articular and transcutaneous migration of a poly‐L/D‐lactide (PDLLA) interference screw following popliteal tendon reconstruction. Besides being the first case of popliteal tendon migration with extra‐articular screw migration, no reports of PDLLA screw migration were retrieved in the literature.