Simultaneous surgical management of chronic grade-2 valgus instability of the knee and anterior cruciate ligament deficiency in athletes

We report on 22 patients with chronic grade-2 valgus laxity of the knee combined with chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency, in whom the two lesions were addressed at the same surgical setting. At a minimum follow-up of 24 months, clinical and functional variables had improved signi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2010-03, Vol.18 (3), p.312-316
Hauptverfasser:	Osti, Leonardo, Papalia, Rocco, Del Buono, Angelo, Merlo, Franco, Denaro, Vincenzo, Maffulli, Nicola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Anterior Cruciate Ligament - surgery Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Athletes Cartilage Female Humans Injuries Joint Instability - surgery Knee Knee Injuries - surgery Knees Ligaments Male Management Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee - injuries Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee - surgery Medicine Medicine & Public Health Orthopedic Procedures - methods Orthopedics Patients Prospective Studies Recovery of Function Sports Stability Statistical analysis Surgery Sutures Trauma Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on 22 patients with chronic grade-2 valgus laxity of the knee combined with chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency, in whom the two lesions were addressed at the same surgical setting. At a minimum follow-up of 24 months, clinical and functional variables had improved significantly ( P
ISSN:	0942-2056 1433-7347
DOI:	10.1007/s00167-009-0966-y