outcome of acl reconstruction and concomitant articular injury treatment

Outcome of ACL Reconstruction and Concomitant Articular Injury Treatment

  Background: Articular cartilage injuries are a common clinical problem at the time of ACL reconstruction with an incidence rate of 16-46%. Good results of ACL reconstruction combined with the treatment of chondral lesions have been published in some studies. Method: After statistical analysis 30 patients were selected and divided in 2 groups. TheFfirst group consisted of 15 patients wite isol...

Outcome of ACL Reconstruction and Concomitant Articular Injury Treatment.

BACKGROUND Articular cartilage injuries are a common clinical problem at the time of ACL reconstruction with an incidence rate of 16-46%. Good results of ACL reconstruction combined with the treatment of chondral lesions have been published in some studies. METHOD After statistical analysis 30 patients were selected and divided in 2 groups. The first group consisted of 15 patients with isolat...

Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Predictors of Clinical Outcome following Revision ACL Reconstruction

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Infographic: ACL injury reconstruction and recovery

Intra-articular bupivacaine or bupivacaine and morphine after ACL reconstruction

OBJECTIVE Reconstructive surgery of the ACL is one of the most commonly performed surgeries today and the control of postoperative pain is part of the priorities of the surgeon. Within the arsenal of analgesia we have the intra-articular application of drugs, and the most studied one is bupivacaine with or without morphine. This study compared the application of bupivacaine with or without morp...

The Prevalence, Zone, and Type of the Meniscus Tear in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury; Does Delayed ACL Reconstruction Affects the Meniscal Injury?

Background: Meniscus tear is a common finding in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and may affectthe natural history of the injury and the outcomes of treatment. In the current study, the characteristics of meniscus tearsin patients who underwent arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were investigated.Methods: The hospital records of 1022 patients were reviewed. ...