The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between isokinetic strengths, subjective knee scores, and functional performance in patients with an ACL-reconstructed knee. Methods: Fifty-five male patients between the ages of 16~53 years were enrolled in this study. At the time of testing, a mean 19.7 months had elapsed since the patients had received ACL reconstruction. Muscle streng...

Acta Orthopaedica Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713400243 Knee injury rating scales Jack Lysholm ab; Yelverton Tegner c a Winternet Research Centre, Boden b Department of Surgery and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå c Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology,...

BACKGROUND In recent years, the scientific discussion has focused on new strategies to enable a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) to heal into mechanically stable scar tissue. Dynamic intraligamentary stabilization (DIS) with LigamysTM was first performed in a pilot study of 10 patients. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the five year results of this group. METHODS Inclusio...

In a two-centre study, 164 patients with unilateral instability of the anterior cruciate ligament were prospectively randomised to arthroscopic reconstruction with either a patellar tendon graft using interference screw fixation or a quadruple semitendinosus graft using an endobutton fixation technique. The same postoperative rehabilitation protocol was used for all patients and follow-up at a ...

Purpose This meta-analysis evaluated the benefits of single-bundle (SB) and double-bundle (DB) surgical techniques for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (PCLR) in terms of clinical outcomes. Methods Five electronic databases were searched for relevant articles published until September 2016. Clinical outcomes of both techniques were evaluated using Lysholm knee function scores, Tegne...

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction via autologous bone-patellar tendon-bone (auBPB), autologous hamstring tendon (auHT) and allogeneic bone-patellar tendon-bone (alBPB) under arthroscope. Methods: One hundred and thirty four cases of patients who accepted ACL reconstruction in our hospital from December 2013 to January 2016 were random...

PURPOSE To evaluate the outcome of reconstruction for chronic grade-II posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) deficiency in Malaysian military personnel. METHODS Medical records of 16 male military personnel aged 25 to 41 years who underwent reconstruction for chronic grade-II PCL deficiency using the quadruple hamstrings tendon by a single surgeon were reviewed. The mean time from injury to surge...

BACKGROUND Autologous chondrocyte implantation is indicated as a second-line treatment of large, irregularly shaped chondral defects after failure of first-line surgical intervention. This study examines the clinical results of a patient cohort undergoing autologous chondrocyte implantation and elucidates factors associated with subjective improvement after implantation. HYPOTHESIS Autologous...

PURPOSE To analyze the results of the use of intra-articular cultured autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) injections in conjunction with microfracture and medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). METHODS Fifty-six knees in 56 patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritic knees and genu varum were randomly allocated to the cell-recipient group (n = 28) or contro...

BACKGROUND Unstable meniscal tears are rare injuries in skeletally immature patients. Loss of a meniscus increases the risk of subsequent development of degenerative changes in the knee. This study deals with the outcome of intraarticular meniscal repair and factors that affect healing. Parameters of interest were type and location of the tear and also the influence of simultaneous reconstructi...