Suture of fresh ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament: A 5-year follow-up
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- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 55 (3) , 270-272
Abstract
Thirty-five of 41 consecutive patients were followed for 5 years after early primary suture of the acutely torn anterior cruciate ligament and repair of all other injured structures; three early failures were excluded from the series, and three patients were lost to follow-up. Twenty-three of the patients also had an early follow-up 2 years postoperatively. From the early to the late follow-up, the function of the operated knees decreased significantly.Keywords
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