Awareness of the long-term COVID-19 complications is significant importance in reducing its morbidity through implementation timely interventional programs. In this study, we report an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear athlete identical twin sisters almost 2 months after infection. The patients had 15 years professional futsal experience and showed no obvious risk factors for ACL tear, such...

Background: Following an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, associated injuries in the knee involving menisci and articular cartilage increase with time. This study was performed to assess distribution of secondary after ACL tear time identify a suitable timing for reconstruction surgery. Methods: 74 patients were divided into three groups based on since injury- less than six months, months...

Objectives: Ankle sprains represent the second most common cause of emergency department access for musculoskeletal injury and lateral ankle ligament complex tears account 850,000 cases annually in United States with a relapse rate 70%. Clinical examination is limited due to its subjectivity difficulty identifying specific involvement ligament; therefore, US MRI are frequently requested. Theref...

Marginal fractures of the medial tibial plateau have been reported in the literature as a secondary type of Segond fracture. Some reports described this entity in the setting of combined injuries such as root avulsions of the medial meniscus, complete disruption of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and tears of the medial meniscus and m...

Background Anterior cruciate ligament tears (ACL) are associated with meniscal lesions, that could involve the posterior horn of the medial meniscus (PHMM). A variety of techniques has been proposed to better visualise the postero-medial (PM) compartment. The aim of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of longitudinal tears of peripheral attachment of the PHMM during arthroscopic ACL reconst...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the applicability of MRI for the quantitative assessment of anterior talofibular ligaments (ATFLs) in symptomatic chronic ankle instability (CAI). METHODS Between 1997 and 2010, 39 patients with symptomatic CAI underwent surgical treatment (22 male, 17 female, mean age 25.4 years (15 to 40)). In all patients, the maximum diameters of the ATFLs were measured on pre-opera...

BACKGROUND Despite the popularity of the Broström procedure for secondary repair of chronic lateral ankle instability, there have been no biomechanical studies reporting on the strength of this secondary repair method, whether using suture fixation or suture anchors. HYPOTHESIS The purpose of our study was to perform a biomechanical comparison of the ultimate load to failure and stiffness of ...

Background: The amount of anterior tibial translation during rehabilitation exercises is a key factor in organizing exercise regimen after anterior cruciate ligament injury. Excessive anterior tibial translation could increase the magnitude of tension imposed on injured and reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament knees. Forward lunge and open-kinetic knee extension exercises are commonly used ...