Revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery. A review of the literature and results of our own revisions.
Revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery has become a more commonly performed operation. Reasons for this are an increased number of first-time operations, some with technical faults. Patients can also sustain a new injury severe enough to rupture their reconstructed ligament. Results of the revision operations are not as good as those of well executed primary reconstructions. Re-reconstruction is usually technically feasible but the surgeon has to be prepared to encounter many demanding technical problems.
Harilainen
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ORTON Orthopaedic Hospital, Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
Sandelin
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D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D017211:Treatment Failure