cruciate ligaments
05 Cruciate ligament rehabilitation - Part 5 - Torn ACL - should I have an operation?
Submitted by admin on March 7, 2008 - 1:39pm.ACL reconstruction - great threads on the bulletin board
Submitted by admin on November 18, 2007 - 11:36am.2001 - Motion loss after ligament injuries to the knee
Submitted by admin on November 4, 2007 - 1:50pm.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.
This paper, published in 2001, reviews the concepts at that time on terminology, incidence and risk factors for motion loss of the knee after ligament injury or surgery. The authors then outline the published opinions regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Terminology
The authors feel that people need to use precise terminology when describing motion loss, and recommend that -
2000 - Results of Arthroscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Loss of Extension Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Submitted by admin on November 4, 2007 - 1:47pm.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.
This study concerns 342 patients all having the same procedure (anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patellar tendon), and all procedures were performed by the same surgeon.
