Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions are common postoperative orthopedic conditions encountered by sports rehabilitation specialists. The rationale for reconstructing the ACL is to restore mechanical stability of the knee joint and prevent associated musculoskeletal sequelae. The selection of available autogenous graft options for surgical interventions continues to be a controversi...

Background. Injuries of the knee joint with ACL tears cause instability of the knee. Surgical reconstruction is indicated for young, active people with functional instability of the knee, and not merely a tear in the ACL. The term "young people" is relative: even 50-year old men with no degenerative changes in the knee joint can be qualified for surgery. After surgical reconstruction intensive ...

The aim of the present study is to compare the effect of Neoprene Knee Stabilizer and Neoprene Knee Support on knee joint position sense of patients who had a reconstruction surgery on their anterior cruciate ligament. The joint position sense was measured through the method of active reproduction trial of target angle in open kinetic chain. The target angles for knee joint flexion were set at ...

BACKGROUND The knee's passive movement is insufficient to determine function in patients following ACL reconstruction. HYPOTHESIS We hypothesize that there are kinematic differences in the lower extremities (LE) during stair climbing and ground level walking following ACL surgery between the intact and reconstructed sides. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective cohort study. Eleven patients ...

Background: Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft maturity is a useful and practical tool that allows for assessment status remodeling stage. The purpose this study was to evaluate compare previously described methods in MRI. We identify factors influencing the maturation correlating appearance MRI with indirect symptoms insufficienc...

BACKGROUND Bone block length for bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has traditionally been 25 mm in length. The previous surgical technique did not require the surgeon to pay particular attention to the length of the bone block, and therefore, there is scant evidence in the literature describing ideal lengths. With the gaining popularity of accessor...

INTRODUCTION Several studies have suggested that anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) without wound drainage has no impact on long-term follow-up. AIM To investigate a prospective patient series as measured by the patient-administered disease-specific questionnaire Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 101 consecutive patien...

PURPOSE this study was conducted to evaluate subjective and objective clinical outcomes of partial reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in comparison with complete ACL reconstruction. METHODS three groups, each comprising 20 patients, were evaluated at a minimum follow-up of 12 months. The group 1 patients underwent partial ACL reconstruction, while those in group 2 and grou...