An inversion trauma with damage to the anterolateral ankle ligaments is one of the most common injuries in athletes, especially in high risk sports like volleyball, basketball and soccer. Treatment is functional, leading to full recovery in the majority of athletes. Approximately 20% suffer from recurrent instability and require further treatment. Chronic anterolateral ankle instability is ofte...

The orthopaedic surgeon who performs opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) has to be aware of the behavior slope depending on variations in location hinge and inclination osteotomy. most important point is that changing both rotation axis cut affects slope. There a natural trend unintentionally increase when performing an HTO. However, increased been established as risk factor for primary r...

Appreciation of persistent anterolateral rotatory instability and graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction procedures has led surgeons to adopt the addition lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) in both revision primary setting. Multiple techniques have been shown eliminate reduce forces on ACL graft, which translated lower re-rupture rates improved patient outcomes...

This article describes an anterolateral reconstruction procedure that, when used in combination with an intra-articular anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, restores rotary and anterior knee stability. We believe that failing to recognize lateral instabilities and to perform an extra-articular reconstruction is an under-recognized cause of failure of ACL reconstruction. We also desc...

This annotation considers the place of extra-articular reconstruction in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. Extra-articular reconstruction has been employed over the last century to address ACL deficiency. However, the technique has not gained favour, primarily due to residual instability and the subsequent development of degenerative changes in the lateral compartmen...

BACKGROUND Manual Khalifa therapy has been practiced in Hallein, Austria, for more than 30 years; however, there are no scientific results available on the topic. AIMS The goal of the present study was to investigate possible acute effects of Khalifa therapy on regional oxygen saturation of knee tissues in patients with completely ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. MATERIALS AND METHODS W...

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is the largest and strongest ligament in the human knee, and the primary posterior stabilizer. Recent anatomy and biomechanical studies have provided an improved understanding of PCL function. PCL injuries are typically combined with other ligamentous, meniscal and chondral injuries. Stress radiography has become an important and validated objective measure...