Combined Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients: Surgical Technique.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a common affliction in the athletic population. In pediatric patients, the immature skeleton with active growth plates is an issue that makes ACL reconstruction surgery technically challenging. The rerupture rate after ACL reconstruction is higher in the pediatric population than in the adult population.

Local vibration training improves the recovery of quadriceps strength in early rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), quadriceps strength must be maximised as early as possible.

Objectives: We tested whether local vibration training (LVT) during the early post-ACLR period (i.e.

TKA outcomes after prior bone and soft tissue knee surgery.

Purpose: Bone surgery around the knee joint could represent a more traumatic prior surgical procedure compared to soft tissue knee surgery and may predispose to differing postoperative total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes. The objective of this study was to analyse the postoperative results as well as complications and failures in two groups of patients that had undergone knee surgery prior to primary TKA (bone surgery and soft tissue surgery) when compared to the no prior surgery group.

Methods: A retrospective and cohort series of 1,474 primary TKA were evaluated at minimum follow-up period of 2 years: 1,119 primary TKA underwent no prior surgery (1,119 patients) (group A), 85 primary TKA (85 patients) (group B) had prior bone procedure [high tibial osteotomy (n = 64), tibial plateau fracture (n = 10) and patellar realignment (n = 11)], and third group of 146 primary TKA (146 patients) (group C) had undergone a soft tissue procedure [arthroscopy (n = 60) and menisectomy (n = 86)] before primary TKA.

The influence of femoral cementing on perioperative blood loss in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized study.

Background: Total knee arthroplasty can involve substantial blood loss. We prospectively studied a consecutive series of patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty to assess the influence of femoral cementing on perioperative blood loss. We hypothesized that an uncemented femoral component is a risk factor for bleeding.

Intraoperative fractures and ligament tears during total knee arthroplasty. A 1795 posterostabilized TKA continuous series.

Introduction: Intraoperative fractures are a reported complication during the course of primary total knee replacement. Major ligament disruptions can also occur. Clinical data are lacking to tell how much these incidents affect implantation quality and outcome.