2019
Partial Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical, Functional, and Radiographic Outcomes
Chambers CC, Monroe EJ, Allen CR, Pandya NK. Partial Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical, Functional, and Radiographic Outcomes. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2019, 47: 1353-1360. PMID: 30995077, DOI: 10.1177/0363546519836423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical lateral distal femoral angleMedial proximal tibial angleTransphyseal ACL reconstructionMechanical axis deviationACL reconstructionGraft failureGrowth disturbanceReoperation rateACL injuryRadiographic outcomesFunctional outcomePediatric International Knee Documentation Committee scoreInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreSubsequent revision ACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament injuryLateral distal femoral angleOptimal reconstruction techniquePostoperative growth disturbanceGraft failure rateCruciate ligament injuryGood functional outcomeProximal tibial angleSubset of patientsRevision ACL reconstructionDistal femoral angle
2003
Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Allen CR, Giffin JR, Harner CD. Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2003, 34: 79-98. PMID: 12735203, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(02)00066-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision ACL surgeryACL surgeryACL reconstructionPatient expectationsRevision anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionSuccessful revision ACL surgeryAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionGraft material selectionInitial ACL reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionPostoperative rehabilitation protocolThorough preoperative evaluationRevision ACL reconstructionAppropriate patient expectationsSymptoms of instabilityConcomitant surgeryAnterior laxityGraft removalPreoperative evaluationLigament reconstructionPatient functionSurgical outcomesHardware removalPhysical examinationRadiographic evaluation