title: Primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: perioperative considerations and complications.
abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most commonly studied orthopaedic injuries. Despite having an excellent prognosis, complications do occur. The timely recognition and management of complications is imperative to ensure the success of reconstruction. Avoiding such complications requires thorough preoperative planning, proficient technical skills to properly manage intraoperative complications, and an extensive knowledge of possible postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , SUNY Downstate Medical Center , Brooklyn , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Vidushan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nadarajah
authors.affiliation: b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , New York University Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roach
authors.affiliation: b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , New York University Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganta
authors.affiliation: b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , New York University Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alaia
authors.affiliation: b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , New York University Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Mehul R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament; complication; intraoperative; perioperative; postoperative; preoperative; reconstruction