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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-11-27
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The operative result in 91 patients who had a repair of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and replacement with a bone-patellar ligament-bone autogenous graft are analyzed. The average time between initial injury and operation was 2 years. Instability of the knee had been present for 6 months to 6 years and the mean follow up was 4 years. Indications for the intraarticular repair were a positive Pivot shift test and Lachman test and a positive anterior drawer sign at the preoperative examinations while under anesthesia. Seventy percent of the injuries were sports related and the remaining thirty percent injured their knee during work-related activities. Forty-eight percent (44 patients) had an associated meniscal lesion, the majority of which were on the medial side. Eighty percent of the meniscal lesions required partial meniscectomy and 20% were repaired. Eleven percent (10 patients) had an associated chondral lesion while 2 patients had a second degree of chondromalacia of the patella. The results were assessed using the Clancy criteria. Sixty eight percent (62 patients) had an excellent result, 28% (25 patients) very good, and 4 patients fair or good. The Lachman test was negative in 70% of out patients and mildly positive with a firm end point in 30%. The pivot shift test was negative in 71% and mildly positive in 29% of our patients.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0018-5647
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
55
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
33-5
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Anterior Cruciate Ligament,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Knee Injuries,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Patellar Ligament,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Rupture,
pubmed-meshheading:8771352-Treatment Outcome
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| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Anterior cruciate ligament replacement using part of the patellar tendon as a free graft.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Army Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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