title: The Gore-Tex anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis. Two versus three year results.
abstract: A prospective clinical study of the results of prosthetic ligament replacement of the ACL with the Gore-Tex polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis was undertaken. Thirty-three (80%) of 41 patients were available at a minimum 36 month followup (mean, 48 months; range, 36 to 62). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed an 82% probability of survival of the polytetrafluoroethylene ligament at the 48 month followup. When compared to the same data at a minimum 24 month followup, the results appeared to have deteriorated somewhat over time. Three possible "predictors" of failure at later followup were identified: preoperative subjective symptoms of swelling, subjective symptoms of giving way at 2 years, and an increased anterior drawer sign at 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Indelicato
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Prevot
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D007717:Knee / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene