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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective study of 148 combined acute knee injuries with anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament injuries was performed. Follow-up included 115 patients, 95 of whom were personally examined two to six years postoperatively. Proximal anterior cruciate ligament ruptures were treated with reinsertion in 96 patients, in case of intraligamentous lesions (44 times), augmentation with the semitendinosus tendon was performed. Medial collateral ligament lesions were explored during the operation. Reconstruction of intraligamentous ruptures was performed with sutures (120 times). Distal lesions were refixed with Burri plate or staple. A modified Ellison procedure was routinely performed. Postoperative treatment was cast-free and included immediate physiotherapy using a functional brace. Between the two groups with anterior cruciate ligament reinsertion and augmentation, no significant differences were observed in subjective evaluation (Lysholm score 85 vs. 88), activity level (Tegner score 5.5 vs. 5.4) or anterior stability (KT 1000 at 89 N 6.6 vs. 6.1 mm displacement). A clear pivot shift sign was noted in two knees with reinsertion and in none of the augmented group. Medial stability was reestablished almost completely, independent of the site of lesion or the reconstruction technique (average valgus movement at 30 degrees flexion 0.7+ vs. 0.5+ on injured/contralateral side). We conclude that reinsertion of femoral anterior cruciate ligament ruptures will reestablish anterior stability in most cases, although semitendinosus augmentation appears to give slightly more reliable results. Medial stability is gained by the site-depending reconstruction techniques. Whether intraligamentous medial collateral ligament lesions can be left alone with only the anterior cruciate ligament being reconstructed, cannot be answered by this study.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0340-2649
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Anterior Cruciate Ligament, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Joint Instability, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Knee Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Ligaments, Articular, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Prostheses and Implants, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Range of Motion, Articular, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Rupture, pubmed-meshheading:1441000-Suture Techniques
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Combined injury of the anterior cruciate ligament and the medial collateral ligament of the knee joint--results of two to six years follow-up of surgical treatment].
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract