title: Patellofemoral pain and functional outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an analysis of the literature.
abstract: We reviewed the literature for reports on anterior knee pain and function after endoscopic single-incision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The risk for developing a range-of-motion extension deficit of more than 3 degrees 2 years after surgery was 62% higher for patients who underwent a patellar tendon procedure than for patients who underwent a hamstring graft procedure, and the risk for having an abnormal International Knee Documentation Committee score was 9% higher. There were no statistically significant functional differences between the 2 groups. We also concluded that studies done from "high-quality randomized trials" are insufficient alone; clinicians should evaluate results from meta-analyses to determine whether data from individual studies were properly combined.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Shoulder, Elbow, and Hand Center, PC, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Grana
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D010146:Pain; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome