Tightening Elongated ACL and PCL by Application of Bipolar Radio Frequency under Arthroscopy
- VernacularTitle:关节镜射频皱缩术治疗膝关节交叉韧带松弛(初步报告)
- Author:
Yujie LIU
;
Xu CAI
;
Zhigang WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
arthroscopic, cruciate ligament, shrinkage, radio frequency
- From:Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine
2003;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of bipolar radio frequency tightening elongated ACL and PCL under arthroscopy.Methods From July 2001 to September 2003, twenty-two patients (average age 28, 19～36 years old; 18 males and 4 females; 15 right knees and 7 left; 9 from sports injury, 7 from traffic accident and 6 by sprain injury) with symptomatic laxity and confirmed elongation with rupture of structure were operated with bipolar radio frequency thermal shrinkage under arthroscopy. The average duration till operation was 6 months from injure. After operation, the patients started functional rehabilitation with protection of unlimited knee orthosis for 12 weeks. Results Twenty cases were follow-up for 4 to 22 months with average of 6 months. Lysholm score from 35.9 preoperation increased to 88.5 postoperation. Most patients had significant improvement in stability and function of knee join(excellent in 12,good in 4 and fair in 2). Conclusion Bipolar radio frequency could be applied to tighten elongated cruciate ligament of continuous structure and avoid potential revision and reconstruction in some cases.
