title: Chronic anterior laxity of the knee: classification and coding of the results of surgical treatment.
abstract: Between April 1976 and December 1983 we treated 578 cases of anterior capsuloligamentous laxity of the knee surgically (148 acute and 430 chronic). The chronic cases were treated by a variety of techniques; peripheral plastic repair (191 cases), reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with semitendinosus (127 cases), and with semintendinosus and gracilis (112 cases). To achieve uniformity of classification in such a large number of cases it was necessary to simplify and consolidate the data relative to history, objective examination, operative findings and criteria of evaluation of the results. A personal computer was used to provide rapid processing.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D059408:Pain Management; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013177:Sports / Q000145:classification; D013178:Sports Medicine