Management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature patients is controversial. Conventional surgical reconstruction techniques for adults can cause iatrogenic growth disturbance due to physeal damage in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of a transphyseal reconstruction technique in pubescent but skeletally immature adolescents.
Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. mininder.kocher@childrens.harvard.edu