A Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Setting of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is becoming a more prevalent treatment for medial-compartment arthritis. Traditionally, a competent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is required to achieve satisfactory results. This leads to the question of treatment for medial-compartment arthritis in the s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Arthroscopy Techniques |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628720302772 |
| Summary: | Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is becoming a more prevalent treatment for medial-compartment arthritis. Traditionally, a competent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is required to achieve satisfactory results. This leads to the question of treatment for medial-compartment arthritis in the setting of an incompetent ACL. A treatment option for this subset of patients is concurrent UKA and ACL reconstruction; however, this technique addresses the cohort of patients with a previously stable UKA who sustain an injury to the ACL, leading to symptomatic instability. The purpose of this article is to detail a technique for ACL reconstruction in the setting of a previous UKA. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-6287 |