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Sports Injuries and Prevention

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

NEWS:

ARTICLES:

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Comparison Between Single- and Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Clinical Trial. (Am J Sports Med. 2009)

Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review. (Am J Sports Med. 2009) “CONCLUSION: This systematic review suggests that the prevalence rates of knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction reported by previous reviews have been too high. The highest rated studies reported low prevalence of knee osteoarthritis for individuals with isolated anterior cruciate ligament injury (0%-13%) and a higher prevalence of knee osteoarthritis for subjects with combined injuries (21%-48%).”

MRI accuracy for tears of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus in patients with acute anterior cruciate ligament injury and the clinical relevance of missed tears. (AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009)

The relationship of hamstrings and quadriceps strength to anterior cruciate ligament injury in female athletes. (Clin J Sport Med. 2009)

TREATMENT:

A 2-year follow-up of rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon or hamstring tendon grafts: a prospective randomised outcome study. (Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Tears Common And Additional Surgery Likely In Teens “Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed are more likely to have subsequent knee surgery if they are women or are treated by a surgeon who does a low volume of ACL reconstructions, according to a study in the October 2009 TK issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. The study, conducted by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery, also found that overall, 6.5% of patients undergoing ACL surgery had to undergo another knee operation within one year.”

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of meniscal lesions and isolated lesions of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee in adults. (Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2009)

High intensity running results in an impaired neuromuscular response in ACL reconstructed individuals. (Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009)

Repeat revision of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a retrospective review of management and outcome of 10 patients with an average 3-year follow-up. (Am J Sports Med. 2009)

Study Shows Risks Of Delaying ACL Reconstruction In Young Athletes

The role of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the older patients, 55 years or above. (Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009)

Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructive Surgery and Risk of Cartilage Lesions and Meniscal Tears: A Cohort Study Based on the Norwegian National Knee Ligament Registry. (Am J Sports Med. 2009)

Why autologous hamstring tendon reconstruction should now be considered the gold standard for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in athletes. (Br J Sports Med. 2009)

GUIDELINES:

INTERNET SITES:

A Patient's Guide to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

A Patient's Guide to Hamstring Tendon Graft Reconstruction of the ACL

ACL injury (Mayo)

ACL Tears

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Sprain

Anterior Cruciate Ligament / ACL Injury “A torn ACL is an injury or tear to the anterior cruciate ligament. The ACL is one of the four main stabilising ligaments of the knee, the others being the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) and Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL). The ACL attaches to the knee end of the Femur (thigh bone), at the back of the joint and passes down through the knee joint to the front of the flat upper surface of the Tibia (shin bone). ”

NIH - Anterior cruciate ligament repair - series: Normal anatomy (Medical Encyclopedia)

NIH - Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury - Medical Encyclopedia

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