title: Vascularised patellar tendon graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: Clinical results of 13 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions by use of vascularised patellar tendon graft are presented. In all patients improvement was achieved resulting in good results in 62% cases (according to Lysholm score). Technical merits, fate of the graft and rehabilitation program are discussed. Described operation is recommended as the procedure of choice for the symptomatic anterior cruciate-deficient knee.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome