Prevalence and influence of tibial tunnel widening after isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patella-bone-tendon-bone-graft: long-term follow-up

Prevalence and influence of tibial tunnel widening after isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using patella-bone-tendon-bone-graft: long-term follow-up

The aim of the present study was to evaluate incidence, degree and impact of tibial tunnel widening (TW) on patient-reported long-term clinical outcome, knee joint stability and prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) after isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. On average, 13.5 years...

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Main Authors: Johannes Struewer, Turgay Efe, Thomas Manfred Frangen, Tim Schwarting, Benjamin Buecking, Steffen Ruchholtz, Karl Friedrich Schüttler, Ewgeni Ziring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2012-06-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Subjects:
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, long-term follow-up, IKDC-score, tibial tunnel widening, osteoarthritis, long-term anterior laxity
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/4227

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