Meniscal lesions often occur in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears at the moment of injury or, secondarily, as a consequence knee instability. Both ACL and meniscus are associated higher risk osteoarthritis. Adequate treatment these reduces rate degenerative changes affected knee. should be addressed concomitantly reconstruction must oriented towards preserving meniscal tis...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-derived cells have a character different from medial collateral ligament (MCL)-derived cells. However, the critical difference between ACL and MCL is still unclear in their healing potential and cellular response. The objective of this study was to investigate the mesenchymal differentiation property of each ligament-derived cell. Both ligament-derived cells dif...

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT CONSTRUCTION USING THE GORE-TEX LIGAMENT From Major B R Singer, RAMC and Group Captain M WWard,RAF Sir, Captain Bowyer and Major Matthews (1) are to be congratulated for reminding us of the serious implications of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries to a soldier's fitness and career. Their short follow-up (mean of 18 months) reflects the problems inherent in rev...

Aplasia of both cruciate ligaments is a rare congenital disorder. A 28-year-old male presented with pain and the feeling of instability of his right knee after trauma. The provided MRI and previous arthroscopy reports did not indicate any abnormalities except cruciate ligament tears. He was referred to us for reconstruction of both cruciate ligaments. The patient again underwent arthroscopy whi...

Psychological factors may be a hindrance for returning to sport after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The ACL-Return to Sport after Injury scale (ACL-RSI) measures athletes' emotions, confidence in performance, and risk appraisal in relation to return to sport. The aim of this study was to translate the ACL-RSI scale from English to Swedish and to examine some of the measure...

The authors report a case of a 47-year-old professional driver with an acute, simultaneous tear of patellar tendon and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The patient was treated in two stages. Acute patellar tendon repair and delayed (6-month postinjury) ACL reconstruction was performed. The authors discuss the possible mechanism of injury and the rationality of the two-stage surgical treatment.

For every patient with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee combined with degenerative changes, it is important to identify surgical strategies that both optimize ACL reconstruction success and slow degenerative joint disease (DJD) progression. When these surgical strategies are incorporated with a complementary rehabilitation regimen, this patient group has the best possibility f...

After surgical anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, knee bracing does not significantly protect against injury during recovery or afterwards (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on expert opinion). In addition, the use of a knee brace following ACL reconstruction does not improve stability or hasten rehabilitation, either immediately or for up to 2 years (SOR: A, based on ran...

The authors report a case of a 19-year-old man with a Segond fracture with knee effusion after an acute injury, in addition to findings of prior anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. This case illustrates the predictive nature of Segond fracture for further acute meniscoligamentous injury, even after previous ACL reconstruction.