title: [Strategies for interventional revisions in failed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction].
abstract: Anterior cruciate revision reconstruction is gaining more and more importance. Postoperative infection, a painful knee, limited range of motion and instability may make a second operation necessary. Results after revision ACL reconstruction are worse than results after primary ACL reconstruction. Analysis of the causes of failure and a therapeutic concept that is tailored to the individual case are preconditions for a successful reintervention. Revision ACL reconstruction has to be performed by an experienced knee surgeon who masters all the necessary techniques, from arthroscopy to arthrotomy and should be carefully planned.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes. dieter.kohn@med-rz.uni-sb.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rupp
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D017211:Treatment Failure