The ACL Deficient KneeEdward M. Wojtys A review of surgical and nonsurgical treatment options of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. This text includes a discussion of ACL injuries, procedures and outcome evaluations. |
Contents
TENSILE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACL | 11 |
DIAGNOSIS | 19 |
CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT | 26 |
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ACL deficient knee ACL force ACL injury ACL reconstruction activity acute ACL tears allograft anterior cruciate ligament AP displacement arthroscopic arthrosis articular cartilage assessment athletic augmentation autograft biomechanical Bone Joint Surg bone plug bone-patellar tendon-bone chronic ACL Clin Orthop clinical collateral ligament conservative treatment cruciate ligament reconstruction distal endoscopic evaluation femoral tunnel femur fibers flexion follow-up function Gillquist hamstring hemarthrosis iliotibial band increase instability interference screw intra-articular isometry isometry testing Jackson DW knee flexion knee ligament knee pain Lachman test laxity lesions ligament injuries medial medial collateral ligament meniscal tears meniscectomy ment muscle nonsurgical treatment Orthopaedic osteochondral outcome patellar tendon graft patellofemoral patients pivot-shift posterior postoperative primary repair procedure quadriceps radiographic recon rehabilitation reported Reproduced with permission rupture semitendinosus Shelbourne significant Sports surgeon surgical suture symptoms technique tibial force tibial tunnel tibiofemoral tion tissue varus Warren RF weightbearing