Extra-articular tenodesis for anterior cruciate deficient knees: a review of the Ellison repair.
Twenty-two patients who underwent an Ellison extra-articular tenodesis for anterolateral instability of the knee, performed by one surgeon (SCC), have been reviewed after a mean follow-up of 59 months. Seventy-seven per cent had a good or excellent result enabling them to return to their pre-injury level of sport. These results compare very favourably with intra-articular repair but are not associated with such severe complications.
Marston
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Department of Orthopaedics, Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, Middesex, UK.
Chen
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome