[Early arthroscopic reconstruction in treatment of acute complete rupture of anterior cruciate ligament].
OBJECTIVE
To early reconstruct acute and complete rupture of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and treat combined injuries for the recovery of knee joint stability.


METHODS
Ten cases of acute complete rupture of anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament were treated arthroscopically by anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft fixed with interference screw from February 1998 to March 1999.


RESULTS
Follow-up ranged from 5 months to 1 year and 3 months (average 10 months). Clinical results showed that the stability of knee joint was satisfactory in the early stage.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute the ACL rupture can be reconstructed arthroscopically in the early stage and the injuries were moderate, combined injuries could be treated at the same time, and the stability of knee joint could recover in the early stage after operation.
Ao
Y
Y
Institute of Sports Medicine, Third Hospital, Beijing Medical University, Beijing 100083, China.
Wang
J
J
Yu
J
J
Cui
G
G
Hu
Y
Y
Yu
C
C
Tian
D
D
Qu
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome