title: Computer-assisted navigation and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: accuracy and outcomes.
abstract: As many as 175,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions are performed annually in the United States at a cost >1 billion dollars. Estimates of the rate of revision surgery are as high as 10%-20%, potentially resulting in as many as 35,000 revisions a year. In addition, errors that are not obvious at short-term or mid-term follow-up may have significant long--term effects in young patients. Studies have demonstrated that the majoriity of visions are related to technical errors, primarily tunnel placement. Computer-aided navigation systems provide enhanced precision in tunnel placement and may reduce the rate of revision surgery. Computer-aided systems can provide valuable data on rotational and translational laxity of the knee.
authors.affiliation: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome