title: Anterior cruciate ligament recostruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft in Tanner 3 stage patients with open physes.
abstract: Ten skeletally immature patients were treated with an arthroscopic-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon bone autograft (compass, 50-55°; holes, 7-9 mm). Radiological assessments (standard radiograph), Orthopädische Arbeitsgruppe Knie (OAK) score and KT 1000, were conducted on all patients, 1 year after surgery. Skeletal maturity had been reached by all patients and no complications were observed. All patients returned to their preinjury sport level. Drilling more vertical tunnels when bone-tendon-bone autograft was chosen to avoid partial epiphysiodesis and offers good functional and isometric results.
authors: aIstituto Ortopedico G. Pini bDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Università degli Studi of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Memeo
authors: Leopoldo
authors: L
authors: Pedretti
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Miola
authors: Walter
authors: W
authors: Albisetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001846:Bone Development; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; D005260:Female; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D000072042:Salter-Harris Fractures; D016896:Treatment Outcome