Distal Advancement of the Loose Anterior Cruciate Ligament
10.4055/jkoa.1987.22.4.894
- Author:
Duck Yun CHO
;
Key Yong KIM
;
Jai Gon SEO
;
Duk Chang RHEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Knee;
Anterior cruciate ligament;
Distal advancement
- MeSH:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament;
Knee;
Ligaments;
Methods;
Philosophy;
Recurrence
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1987;22(4):894-898
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The anterior cruciate ligament has been considered one of the basic stabilizers in the knee as a very complex in its function. A large number of treatment regimens and philosophies showed controversies in its treatment. And we have experienced recurrence of the instability after operation of the injured ligament. So, the authors devised a new operative technique for the loose anterior cruciate ligament, that is, distal davancement of the loose anterior cruciate ligament with a bone-block as a biomechanical fixation. We have performed 11 cases of the anterior cruciate ligament using distal advancement method. The results were as follows; 1. Eleven cases (92%) showed good results by the rating system of Cincinnati sports-medicine and Orthopaedic Center. 2. The distal advancement of the anterior cruciate ligament is technically simple and biomechanically reasonable, but further investigation is necessary to answer the question regarding the long term results.
