title: Failure of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: Failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a potentially devastating event that affects a predominantly young and active population. This review article provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential causes of failure, including graft failure, loss of motion, extensor mechanism dysfunction, osteoarthritis, and infection. The etiology of graft failure is discussed in detail with a particular emphasis on failure after anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: OrthoSport Victoria, Epworth Richmond, VIC, Australia. tswhitehead@osv.com.au
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Whitehead
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012307:Risk Factors; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D017211:Treatment Failure