[Acute repair and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament].
28 patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury were reported in this article. Of them, 7 were isolated ACL injury, 21 were complicated with other ligaments injury or tear of meniscus: 5 were posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury, 8 were medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury, 1 was LCL injury and 1 was tear of lateral meniscus, 6 were MCL injury and tear of medial meniscus. Among these 28 cases with ACL, 23 patients were repaired and were followed-up for an average of 26 months. The result revealed that excellent and good result was 87%. In 5 cases of acute reconstruction, 4 were excellent and 1 was good. In addition, points of diagnosis, operation indication and operative methods are discussed.
Zhang
J S
JS
People's Hospital of Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017888:Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery