Patients with acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture frequently present with a lack of full extension. Current literature is unclear whether arthroscopic debridement is necessary before reconstruction to achieve full extension postoperatively. This study examined the postoperative extension achieved in 153 knees that underwent ACL reconstruction within 12 weeks of index injury. All pati...

This updating article on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has the aim of addressing some of the most interesting current topics in this field. Within this stratified approach, it contains the following sections: ACL remnant; anterolateral ligament and combined intra and extra-articular reconstruction; fixation devices; and ACL femoral tunnel creation techniques.

Approaches to management of combined anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and high-grade medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries remain controversial. Some studies suggest that with grade III MCL injuries, patients may benefit from concurrent MCL reconstruction to restore stability and prevent increased stress on the ACL graft. We present a technique for simultaneous ACL/MCL reconstructions using...

The association of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury is rare in athletes, and to our knowledge it has never been described in a professional rugby player. We report the case of a 27-year-old international professional rugby player who presented with an ACL tear associated with chronic posterior laxity on a former PCL tear. The procedure asso...

Mucoid degeneration and ganglion cyst are two distinct non-traumatic lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that most commonly occur discretely but occasionally coexist. They are relatively uncommon, and their exact aetiopathogenesis is still not clear. ACL ganglion cyst occurs more frequently among relatively younger patients compared to mucoid degeneration. They could be asymptomatic...

BACKGROUND There are many different materials used for ligament reconstruction. Currently, autograft, allograft, and artificial ligaments are used in the reconstruction. The objective of this study was to explore the clinical result of cruciate ligament reconstruction under arthroscopy. METHODS Eighty-one cases were reconstructed with the LARS ligament under arthroscopy, including 43 cases of...

Background There is a lack of literature regarding the arthroscopic approach to single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using quadrupled hamstring tendon graft in north-eastern Indian population. Methodology A prospective, single-center study was planned for patients with ACL tears according eligibility criteria and defined surgical protocol. Patients were followed up from...

Die Anfänge der Kreuzbandchirurgie stellte die Naht über eine invasive Arthrotomie dar, was jedoch aufgrund einer hohen Komplikations- und Re-Rupturrate alsbald wieder verlassen wurde. Heutzutage ist operative Goldstandard arthroskopische VKB Rekonstruktion mittels autologem Sehnenmaterial. Diese Technik liefert reproduzierbare gute Resultate, auch mit Graftentnahme-Morbidität, vorderen Kniesch...

PURPOSE To review treatment outcome of our staged protocol for multiple ligament injuries of the knee. METHODS 21 men who were treated for multiple ligament injuries of the knee and had completed at least one year of rehabilitation were evaluated. Patients were examined under anaesthesia and then by diagnostic arthroscopy. Arthroscopic reconstructive procedures for injured cruciate ligaments ...