Volume : II, Issue : I, January - 2013

Anterior cruciate ligament tears and associated injuries

Dr Banarji Bh, Dr Satish Shervegar, Dr Sundaresh Dc

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Introduction & Aim: Anterior cruciate ligament tear is one of the most common injuries around the knee joint, causing knee instability. We reviewed 182 such patients to find out whether the associated injuries are due to primary trauma or repeated instability. Methods: All patients who underwent ACL reconstruction surgeries from Jan 2008 to Dec 2010 were evaluated. Patients were divided into 2 groups early & late. incidence of isolated tears and associated injuries with ACL tears was studied in both groups and statically analyzed. Results: A total of 182 patients with ACL deficiency were reconstructed during the study period, 93 patients were in the early group and 89 patients in the late group. Only 36.5% of the patients had associated injuries in the early group and 80.8% of patients had associated injuries in the late group. This was significant stastically (p value0.001). Conclusions: A relationship does exist between the length of time from injury to ACL reconstruction and higher incidence of associated injuries. Early reconstruction is therefore recommended to prevent osteochondral injuries and early degeneration of the joint

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Dr Banarji BH,Dr Satish Shervegar,Dr Sundaresh DC Anterior cruciate ligament tears and associated injuries International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.I January 2013

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