title: Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon autografts: a comprehensive review of contemporary literature.
abstract: A MEDLINE search was performed for published results from 1966-1995 and 1996-1999 of arthroscopic-assisted anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft without extra-articular augmentation and evaluated at a minimum 2 years postoperatively. Despite the significant number of ACL reconstructions performed annually, there is a paucity of clinical results reported. Additionally, there are no uniform guidelines for the postoperative assessment of surgical results, making comparisons difficult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Ill 60612, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Nedeff
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bach
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001863:Bone Screws; D006801:Humans; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous