title: Suture of fresh ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament. A 5-year follow-up.
abstract: Thirty-five of 41 consecutive patients were followed for 5 years after early primary suture of the acutely torn anterior cruciate ligament and repair of all other injured structures; three early failures were excluded from the series, and three patients were lost to follow-up. Twenty-three of the patients also had an early follow-up 2 years postoperatively. From the early to the late follow-up, the function of the operated knees decreased significantly.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors