BACKGROUND Most knee joint biomechanics studies have involved knees with an isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, a large portion of patients with injured ACLs have accompanied meniscus tearing. In this study, the in vivo alteration of knee biomechanics after tearing the ACL with or without combined medial or lateral meniscus tear was investigated during stair-ascending act...

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using tendon or ligament autograft is the current goldstandard surgical technique for acute ACL ruptures. However, ACL repair surgical procedures are reappearing as anoptimistic treatment alternative for acute proximal ruptures. The purpose of this annotation is to review the current roleof primary repair of the ACL.<...

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...

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is of great aid in the diagnosis of knee lesions. Nevertheless, arthroscopy has remained the reference standard for the diagnosis of internal derangements of the knee, against which alternative diagnostic modalities should be compared. This study was designed to assess the value of MRI and clinical examination in the diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Li...

Meniscal lesions often occur in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears at the moment of injury or, secondarily, as a consequence knee instability. Both ACL and meniscus are associated higher risk osteoarthritis. Adequate treatment these reduces rate degenerative changes affected knee. should be addressed concomitantly reconstruction must oriented towards preserving meniscal tis...

BACKGROUND The pattern of lateral meniscus tears observed in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injured subjects varies greatly and determines subsequent management. Certain tear patterns with major biomechanical consequences should be repaired in a timely manner. Knowledge about risk factors for such tears may help to identify patients in the early posttraumatic phase and subsequently may improv...

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one of the most common injuries in athletes. The arthroscopic ACL reconstruction procedure gold standard for treatment. However, improvement injury classification and suture materials has subsequently made primary repair an alternative surgical treatment option. This Technical Note describes with synthetic augmentation several high-strength sutures fi...

The purpose of this study was to document the pattern ligament and meniscal injuries that occur with proximal tibia fractures due high energy trauma. Seventy patients high-energy mechanisms were evaluated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) knee. All studies reported by a single musculoskeletal radiologist who blinded surgical physical findings. Of 70 patients, there 42 AO/OTA type 41B2 (60%) frac...

A rare and devastating complication following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) revision reconstruction is femoral fracture. A 35-year old male soccer player with a history of ACL tear from one year ago, who underwent arthroscopic ACL reconstruction and functioned well until another similar injury caused ACL re-rupture. Revision of ACL reconstruction was performed and after failure of graft tens...

BACKGROUND Wakeboarding is an increasingly popular sport that involves aggressive stunts with high risk for lower extremity injury, including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Little has been reported on prevalence or mechanism of ACL injury while wakeboarding. HYPOTHESIS The prevalence of ACL injury in wakeboarding approaches that of other high-risk sports. Analyzing the mechanism of...