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8838732

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical outcome in 44 patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstring tendons augmented by the ligament augmentation device for chronic ACL deficiency was studied; average follow-up was 38 months (range, 24 to 52 months). In 19 patients, grafts were fixed with the knees at full extension (group 1), whereas in 25 patients, the grafts were fixed with the knees at 30 degrees of flexion (group 2). The results of subjective testing (Lysholm score), the Lachman test, the pivot-shift test, muscle strength testing, angle of extension loss, and follow-up arthroscopy were compared to assess the effects of flexion angle at fixation on stability and function. The range of motion in group 1 was significantly better than that in group 2. The stability of the knees and the arthroscopic appearance of the grafts in group 1 were, however, significantly worse than those in Group 2.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0749-8063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
70-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of knee flexion angle at graft fixation on the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study