OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to: 1) evaluate the differences in pre-post operative knee functioning, mechanical stability, isokinetic knee muscle strength in simultaneous arthroscopic patients after having undergone an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) with hamstring tendons reconstruction, 2) compare the results of ACL/PCL patients with the contro...

Introduction: Although the results of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are well documented in many studies, with good to excellent outcomes in most cases, some issues like tunnel positioning are still discussed and studied. Objective: To compare the objective and subjective clinical outcomes of ACL reconstruction using the transtibial and anteromedial portal techniques. Methods: ...

A total of 218 patients with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament deficiency were randomly assigned to one of four groups. In group A an anatomical double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was performed; group B were treated by a single bundle using an Endobutton for femoral fixation; in group C by a single bundle using RigidFix cross pins for femoral fixation; and in group D by...

Bu araştırmada, kontrol duygusunun üniversite birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin yaşamına uyum sürecindeki rolünün incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Ayrıca öğrencilerde yaş, cinsiyet, ikamet durumu gibi demografik değişkenlere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı da incelenmiştir. Araştırma grubu, Ankara Üniversitesi’nde farklı bölümlerde öğrenim gören 181’i kadın, 139’u erkek olmak üzere toplam 320 öğrencisind...

BACKGROUND Appropriate treatment for anterior cruciate ligament laxity, owing to partial tears of the native ligament or lax reconstruction, is unclear. Studies suggest that a significant percentage of these untreated tears may progress to complete tears or the patient may develop additional injuries to the meniscus or articular cartilage. Shrinkage of the ligament or graft using thermal energy...

OBJECTIVE Clinicians may obtain false-negative Lachman tests for tibial displacement when the trunk position of the athlete varies as the anterior cruciate ligament injury is assessed on the field, on the sideline, and in the clinic. We examined the influence of supine, semireclined, and sitting trunk positions on arthrometric laxity measurements of the knee. DESIGN AND SETTING Subjects in th...

The aim of this study was to examine proprioception with and without muscle tension and knee function in two groups of chronic (> 1 year post-injury) patients with deficient anterior cruciate ligaments with distinctly different functioning levels. The well (WF) and poor functioning (PF) group was defined as those with a Tegner/Lysholm score equal to or greater than 6/95 (WF, n = 7), and equal t...

January 2009 E25 U se of allografts for cruciate ligament reconstruction in the knee is increasing in popularity, but graft selection remains controversial. There is a dearth of information on long-term outcomes of allografts for cruciate reconstruction. Allografts are particularly useful in posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstructive surgery because this procedure is often performed with ...