title: [Evaluation of the anterior cruciate ligament injury treatment results using patellar tendon grafts].
abstract: The analysed material consisted of 38 cases of chronic knee insufficiency because of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Patients were divided into 2 groups. The first group (18 patients) was treated with 1/3 patellar tendon graft (B-T-B) stabilised by sutures on either screws or staples with a 4-5 week immobilisation period post-op. The second group (20 patients) had graft fixation with interferential screws and no post-op immobilisation. Statistically significant better results were achieved in the group treated with interferential screws. The results were evaluated using HSS and Lysholm and Gillquist rating scores.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii i Traumatologii, Akademia Medyczna w Lublinie.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaweda
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Godlewski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013537:Sutures; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing