Literature interpretations about arthrofibrosis

Key arthrofibrosis articles, in date order of publication, that we have reviewed/interpreted for you include -

1. Sprague NF, O'Connor RL and Fox JM. Arthroscopic treatment of postoperative knee fibroarthrosis. Clin Orth & Rel Res. 166:165-172;1982.
2. Paulos LE, Rosenberg TD, Drawbert J, Manning J and Abbott P. Infrapatellar contracture syndrome. An unrecognised cause of knee stiffness with patella entrapment and patella infera. Am J Sports Med 15:331-341;1987.
3. Noyes FR, Wojtys EM, and Marshall MT. The early diagnosis and treatment of developmental patella infera syndrome. Clin Orthop Rel Res 265:241-252, 1991.
4. Cosgarea AJ, DeHaven KE and Lovelock JE. The surgical treatment of arthrofibrosis of the knee. Am J Sports Med 22:184-191;1994.
5. Lindenfeld TN, Wojtys EM, Husain A. Operative treatment of arthrofibrosis of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg 81-A:1772-1784;1999.
6. Millett PJ, Williams RJ, and Wickiewicz TL. Joint debridement and soft tissue release as a salvage procedure for the severely arthrofibrotic knee. Am J Sports Med 27:552-561;1999.
7. Noyes FR, Berrios-Torres S, Barber-Westin SD, and Heckmann TP. Prevention of permanent arthrofibrosis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction alone or combined with associated procedures: a prospective study in 443 knees. Knee Surg, Sports Traumatol, Arthros 8:196-206;2000.
8. Hassan SS., Saleem A., Bach BR., Bush-Joseph CA and Bojchuk J. Results of Arthroscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Loss of Extension Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Am J Knee Surgery. 2000;37:201-210.
9. Millett PJ, Wickiewicz TL and Warren RF. Motion loss after ligament injuries to the knee. Part I: Causes. Am J Sports Med. 2001;29:664-675.
10. Millett PJ, Johnson B, Carlson J, Krishan S and Steadman JR. Rehabilitation of the arthrofibrotic knee. Am J Orth. 2003;11:531-538.
11. Skutek M, Elsner H-A, Slateva K, Mayr H-O and Weig T-G, van Griensven M, Krettek C and Bosch U. Screening for arthrofibrosis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: analysis of association with human leukocyte antigen. Arthroscopy. 2004;5:469-473.
12. Creighton RA and Bach BR. Arthrofibrosis: Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment. Techniques in Knee Surgery. 2005;4:163-172.