The ACL-Deficient Knee: A Problem Solving Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-lxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
What Have We Learned from the Kaiser Permanente Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Registry (KP ACLRR)?....Pages 3-10
The Danish Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Registry: What We Are Doing, How We Do It, and Which Would Be the Best Way to Do It....Pages 11-22
ACL Ruptures in the Female Athlete: Can We Predict Who Is at Increased Risk and Can We Reduce Noncontact Injury Rates?....Pages 23-39
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: Risk Factors for Development of Osteoarthritis: What Can We Do to Prevent It?....Pages 41-48
The Need for an Objective Measurement In Vivo of Rotational Stability of the ACL-Deficient Knee: How Can We Measure It?....Pages 49-74
Guidelines for Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries....Pages 75-88
The Stimulation of Healing of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Research and Clinical Relevance....Pages 89-96
ACL Primary Repair: What We Did, the Results, and How It Helps Today to Tailor Treatments to the Patient and the Pathology....Pages 97-104
Graft Choice in ACL Reconstruction: Which One and Why?....Pages 105-112
Graft Healing in ACL Reconstruction: Can We Enhance It in Clinical Practice?....Pages 113-129
Is Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction Necessary?....Pages 131-137
ACL Injuries in Skeletally Immature and Adolescents Patients: How Can We Improve the High Rate of Poor Outcomes?....Pages 139-148
Indications for Ancillary Surgery in the ACL-Deficient Knee....Pages 149-157
Outpatient ACL Surgery: Is It Safe?....Pages 159-167
Factors Related to Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: When Is It Safe?....Pages 169-181
Return to Sports After ACL Reconstruction Surgery: A Risk for Further Joint Injury?....Pages 183-188
Psychological Factors in the ACL Reconstruction Population: Are They Predictive of Patient Outcomes?....Pages 189-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Surgery: Repair Versus Reconstruction – When?....Pages 203-210
Partial Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: What to Do....Pages 211-226
Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Single-Bundle ACL Reconstruction: Anteromedial Portal Versus Transfemoral Outside-In Versus Transtibial Drilling Technique....Pages 227-236
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Rationale and Indications for Anatomic ACL Reconstruction....Pages 237-257
Clinical Relevance of Meniscus in the Treatment of the ACL-Deficient Knee: The Real Value of Meniscal Transplantation....Pages 259-269
Clinical Relevance of Chondral Lesions in the Treatment of the ACL-Deficient Knee: Microfracture Technique....Pages 271-279
The Role of High Tibial Osteotomy in the ACL-Deficient Knee....Pages 281-292
ACL Injuries Combined with Lateral and Medial Knee Injuries Acute Versus Chronic Injury: What to Do....Pages 293-310
ACL Injuries in Children: Treatment and Outcomes – Personal Experience....Pages 311-320
Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Patella Tendon Lengthening Following a Complex Knee Injury....Pages 321-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
ACL Graft Failure....Pages 329-341
Reducing the Risk of a Reinjury Following ACL Reconstruction: What Factors Should Be Used to Allow Unrestricted Return to Sports Activities?....Pages 343-355
Anterior Knee Pain After ACL Reconstruction: How to Avoid It....Pages 357-372
Limitation of Joint Range of Motion After Surgery of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament....Pages 373-381
Septic Arthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction....Pages 383-389
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism After ACL Reconstruction: What Can We Do to Prevent It?....Pages 391-399
Back Matter....Pages 401-414