[What's new after an ACL tear?].
Following a severe knee sprain during which the anterior cruciate ligament has been torn, the patient and his doctor are facing the choice between a conservative treatment or a surgical approach. Reviewing the international literature allows us to build a pertinent opinion. If the conservative treatment is selected, one must be aware that the proportion of good results does not exceed 50%. This is why, this treatment is only recommended for little demanding and non-sports active persons. In various surgical options, the autologous anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, using a graft of patellar or hamstrings tendons gives good, reliable and reproducible results.
Fritschy
Daniel
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Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie de l'appareil moteur, Département de chirurgie HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Richard
Jean-Christophe
JC
D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D012371:Robotics