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Lopes Júnior OV, Saggin PR, Matos do Nascimento G, et al. Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients: an individualized approach. Rev Bras Ortop. 2014;49(3):252-9doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.04.012.
Lopes Júnior, O. V., Saggin, P. R., Matos do Nascimento, G., Kuhn, A., Saggin, J., & Inácio, A. M. (2014). Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients: an individualized approach. Revista brasileira de ortopedia, 49(3), 252-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2014.04.012
Lopes Júnior, Osmar Valadão, et al. "Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients: an individualized approach." Revista brasileira de ortopedia vol. 49,3 (2014): 252-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2014.04.012
Lopes Júnior OV, Saggin PR, Matos do Nascimento G, Kuhn A, Saggin J, Inácio AM. Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients: an individualized approach. Rev Bras Ortop. 2014 May 02;49(3):252-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.04.012. eCollection 2014. PMID: 26229809; PMCID: PMC4511573.
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Rev Bras Ortop. 2014 May 02;49(3):252-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.04.012. eCollection 2014.

Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature patients: an individualized approach.

Revista brasileira de ortopedia

Osmar Valadão Lopes Júnior, Paulo Renato Saggin, Gilberto Matos do Nascimento, André Kuhn, José Saggin, André Manoel Inácio

Affiliations

  1. Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.

PMID: 26229809 PMCID: PMC4511573 DOI: 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.04.012

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate a series of skeletally immature patients who underwent three surgical techniques for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction according to each patient's growth potential.

METHODS: a series of 23 skeletally immature patients who underwent ACL reconstruction surgery at ages ranging from 7 to 15 years was evaluated prospectively. The surgical technique was individualized according to the Tanner sexual maturity score. The surgical techniques used were transphyseal reconstruction, partial transphyseal reconstruction and extraphyseal reconstruction. Four patients underwent the extraphyseal technique, seven the partial transphyseal technique and twelve the full transphyseal technique, on the ACL. The postoperative evaluation was based on the Lysholm score, clinical analysis on the knee and the presence of angular deformity or dysmetria of the lower limb.

RESULTS: the mean Lysholm score was 96.34 (±2.53). None of the patients presented differences in length and/or clinical or radiographic misalignment abnormality of the lower limbs.

CONCLUSION: ACL reconstruction using flexor tendon grafts in skeletally immature patients provided satisfactory functional results. Use of individualized surgical techniques according to growth potential did not give rise to physeal lesions capable of causing length discrepancies or misalignments of the lower limbs, even in patients with high growth potential.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament; Orthopedic procedures; Reconstruction

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