BACKGROUND Ballet and modern dance are jump-intensive activities, but little is known about the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries among dancers. HYPOTHESIS Rigorous jump and balance training has been shown in some prospective studies to significantly reduce ACL injury rates among athletes. Dancers advance to the professional level only after having achieved virtuosic jump...

This retrospective analysis of 182 consecutive patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction aimed to assess the clinical examination under anaesthetic and the MRI diagnostic accuracy of arthroscopically-proven, complete ACL ruptures, depending on the morphology of the torn ligament. Patients were then assigned to Group 1 (ACL not reattached) or Group 2 (ACL re-attached...

A 41-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of gradually worsening anterior knee pain, swelling and inability to flex the knee. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a large intra-articular cystic swelling anterior to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), extending into the Hoffa's infrapatellar fat pad. Following manipulation under anaesthesia and arthroscopic debridement of the ...

Background: Rupture of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) would cause instability and disability and if left untreated. Reconstruction is performed by different techniques including patellar bone graft, as the strongest device. Application of brace after ACL reconstructions has revealed doubtful results. Methods: One hundred ACL ruptured patients randomized into two groups were reconstructed with...

INTRODUCTION: It is well understood that disruption of the knee’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) increases joint laxity in the anterior-posterior (AP) direction. However, the extent to which abnormal tibiofemoral translation occurs during activity remains unclear. Since pathological joint motion has been postulated as a contributor to changes in articular cartilage which may lead to osteoarth...

The actual need for surgical reconstruction of an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is still a matter debate. aim this study was to quantify and analyze the knee kinematics force redistribution resulting from ACL sacrifice consequent effects changing quadriceps hamstring activity during walking. A three-dimensional musculoskeletal model used simulate behavior joint gait cycle, in differe...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common injuries among sports athletes. This caused by a tear in ligament which characterized knee instability and popping “pop” sound after injury. Reconstructing ACL usually done grafting disconnected tissue. Patients reconstruction experience symptoms complications such as pain, decreased joint range motion, muscle weakness. Purpose: ...

Meniscal tears are commonly associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. A deficient medial meniscus results in knee instability and could lead to higher stress forces on the ACL reconstruction. Comparison of results in meniscectomy and meniscal repairs revealed worse clinical outcomes in meniscectomy, but higher re-operation rates in meniscal repairs. Our aim was to review the re...

In the United States, approximately 50,000 knee surgeries are performed each year for repairing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Tissue allografts frequently are used for ACL reconstruction, and septic arthritis is a rare complication of such procedures. This report describes four patients who acquired postsurgical septic arthritis probably associated with contaminated bone-tendon-bon...

background: rupture of anterior cruciate ligament (acl) would cause instability and disability and if left untreated. reconstruction is performed by different techniques including patellar bone graft, as the strongest device. application of brace after acl reconstructions has revealed doubtful results.   methods: one hundred acl ruptured patients randomized into two groups were reconstructed wi...