Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament by semitendinosus tenodesis

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  • KCKo Cho
    Ko Cho
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Abstract
Ts with satisfactory end results after an average follow-up of 21.4 months. Limited clinical experience indicates that with this method less anteroposterior instability persists than with other methods. Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament constitutes a major disability in young athletes and those patients with persistent disabling instability who have failed to respond to conservative treatment. A new method of reconstruction by means of semitendinsous tenodesis was used in five patients with satisfactory end results after an average follow-up of 21.4 months. Limited clinical experience indicates that with this method less anteroposterior instability persists than with other methods. Copyright © 1975 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated...