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The safest method especially in child with open growth plates is to use a non-absorbable suture which can be woven through the ACL and out the distal end of the tibial spine fragment to strengthen the repair. After reduction and fixation, a long-leg cast is applied with the knee in neutral or slight flexion for 6-8 weeks.
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