Expert panel on anterior cruciate ligament case studies.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions cannot, and should not, be considered "recipe-driven" or "cookie-cutter" operations. There are multiple variables that must be considered both pre- and intraoperatively in order to execute a successful procedure. The following case studies present a number of challenging situations, many of which do not have a straightforward, or only one, solution. The goal is to provide some ral-life clinical situations in which the reader can "observe" an expert panel of ACL surgeons working through the problems--offering solutions based on science, experience, and intuition.
Gladstone
James N
JN
Mount Sinai Medical Center, 5 East 98th Street/Box 1188, New York, NY 10024, USA. james.gladstone@msnyuhealth.org
Azar
Frederick M
FM
Bach
Bernard R
BR
Fritschy
Daniel
D
Richmond
John C
JC
D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries