1996
DOI: 10.1007/bf01477256
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Management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature adolescents

Abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in skeletally immature adolescents are being diagnosed and reported with increasing frequency. Nonoperative management of mid-substance ACL injuries in adolescent athletes frequently results in a high incidence of giving-way episodes, recurrent meniscal tears, and early onset of osteoarthritis. An intraarticular ACL reconstruction (using the central 10-mm patellar tendon graft) in young athletes approaching skeletal maturity provides predictable excellent knee stabilit… Show more

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“…The clinical results of patients treated with these techniques demonstrate good outcomes for most patients; however, the follow-up measures in many of these studies were limited. Questions about the longterm function of grafts in non-anatomic positions have been raised [1,11,24,29], although a recent study by Kocher et al demonstrated good results of these grafts at longer follow-up [30]. Anderson has described a technique that uses epiphyseal placement of both tibial and femoral drill holes, which avoids the use of transphyseal graft placement.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The clinical results of patients treated with these techniques demonstrate good outcomes for most patients; however, the follow-up measures in many of these studies were limited. Questions about the longterm function of grafts in non-anatomic positions have been raised [1,11,24,29], although a recent study by Kocher et al demonstrated good results of these grafts at longer follow-up [30]. Anderson has described a technique that uses epiphyseal placement of both tibial and femoral drill holes, which avoids the use of transphyseal graft placement.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Assessments of the remaining growth grading in children with the Tanner classification and radiology are important. If we focus our attention on adolescents with growth remaining (boys: 13-16 years; girls: 12-14 years), primary repair and extraarticular procedures are not recommended [10,11]. Intraarticular, however, extraphyseal techniques might be used in the treatment of ACL lesion in children and adolescents with wide-open physes and this seems to be a good option [16,17,19,26,29].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Crossing the physes might result in a discrepancy of the leg length or in an angular deformity of the leg [7][8][9]. Conservative treatment of ACL tears in children has not provided any good outcome [10,11]. Although the natural history of ACL tears in skeletally immature patients is characterized by progressive instability, development of meniscal tears, and cartilage damage [12], nonoperative treatment should not be condemned.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Das mittlere Patellarsehnendrittel als Knochen-Sehne-Knochen-oder PeriostSehne-Periost-Transplantat in Alternative zu den autologen Sehnentransplantaten wurde in der Vergangenheit zunehmend seltener eingesetzt [6,8,24]. Bei Verwendung der Patellarsehne sollte unbedingt darauf geachtet werden, dass die Fixation der endständigen Knochenblöcke außer-halb der Fugen erfolgen muss, um hier einen vorzeitigen Fugenverschluss zu vermeiden.…”
Section: Transplantatwahl Zur Rekonstruktionunclassified