title: [Pre- and postoperative functional status of patients subjected to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction associated with knee dislocation].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The injury of the cruciate ligaments secondary to knee dislocation is caused by high energy trauma; its incidence rate is less than 0.02%; there are multiple treatments, with surgery being the most common one.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the functional characteristics of patients who underwent cruciate ligament plasty and sustained knee dislocation.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted including all adult patients with a diagnosis of cruciate ligament injury resulting from knee dislocation who were surgically treated from January 2006 to December 2007. Two knee functional assessment scales were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 16 patients were included, 12 males and 4 females; mean age was 32.1 years. The Knee Society Clinical Rating Scale had a positive correlation with the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale (r = 0.836) with p = 0.001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The functional results of patients treated surgically are diverse. This study was not conducted as a controlled clinical trial due to the absence of randomization, which was not possible due to the infrequency of the condition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It will be necessary to confirm the results after a longer follow-up and in a comparative, double-blind study of patients undergoing surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Artroscopía, Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia Lomas Verdes. levc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vadillo-Carstensen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luna-Pizarro
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cruz-Alvarez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hernández-Cuevas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D055815:Young Adult