Primary repair of the anterior cruciate ligament. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the primary restraint preventing anterior tibial translation on the femur. Its absence is highly correlated with the presence of a pivot shift sign and clinical instability. Primary ACL repair, at times with augmentation, is advocated in those patients most apt to develop symptomatic instability. Follow-up studies demonstrate that it is possible to prevent the development of symptomatic giving way as well as the meniscal degeneration frequent in active patients with chronic ACL insufficiency.

publication date

  • January 1, 1983

Research

keywords

  • Knee Injuries
  • Ligaments, Articular

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0020691205

PubMed ID

  • 6822007

Additional Document Info

issue

  • 172