Good surgical outcome of transphyseal ACL reconstruction in skeletally immature patients using four-strand hamstring graft
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Aure´lien Courvoisier • Mathieu Grimaldi • Ste´phane Plaweski
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Purpose Our purpose was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcome at maturity of an « adult-like » transphyseal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction performed in skeletally immature patients using four-strand hamstring graft. Methods The records of all skeletally immature patients who underwent transphyseal ACL reconstruction between 2004 and 2006 at our institution were reviewed. Inclusion criteria were age less than 16 years and radiographic evidence of open physes. Thirty-eight children and prepubescents were identified. All underwent postoperative clinical evaluation with International Knee Documentation Committee scores and long leg radiographs. Each patient was followed up until skeletal maturity was confirmed. Results Twenty-eight patients were scored A, four B, and five D according to IKDC. At last follow-up, there was no radiographic evidence of malalignment in any of the patients. Five underwent a reoperation. Three patients suffered traumatic graft disruption and two from postoperative knee instability. Conclusion Early operative treatment by means of the quadruple hamstring free graft appears to be a safe and relevant procedure for ACL reconstruction even in skeletally immature patients.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2011) 19:588–591 DOI 10.1007/s00167-010-1282-2 Received: 12 March 2010 / Accepted: 15 September 2010 / Published online: 2 October 2010
