title: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with fresh-frozen patellar tendon allografts.
abstract: A prospective study was performed on 30 patients who underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with fresh-frozen patellar tendon allograft. An arthroscopic technique alone was used in 10 patients, and in the other 20 patients this was combined with a miniarthrotomy. After a mean follow up of 35 months, the overall functional results were satisfactory in 85%. There were no cases of infection, disease transmission or tissue rejection. Fresh-frozen patellar tendon allografts are a good method of anterior cruciate reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods