title: [Diagnosis and therapy of cruciate ligament injuries in childhood. Clinical results].
abstract: In 19 years 21 children were operated upon anterior or posterior ligament ruptures. Follow-up based on policlinical data and 12 out of 21 patients were tested on follow-up (average follow-up time: 5.5 years). We made notes of the clinical data of an examination with the knee-arthrometer KT-1000 as well as of radiologic and sonographic methods. The subsequent scoring revealed mostly good to very good results. Still, in the long run it would be desirable to perform a prospective multicenter study to obtain statistically relevant data to give advice for ideal surgical treatment of ligamentous knee injuries in children.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Altona, Hamburg.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Wening
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathiak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathiak
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jungbluth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Diagnostik und Therapie von Kreuzbandverletzungen im Kindesalter. Klinische Ergebnisse.