What's new after an ACL tear?
Fritschy, D.; Richard, J-Christophe.
Revue medicale suisse 6(258): 1480-1483
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 20822051 Document Number: 646168
Following a severe knee sprain during which the anterior cruciate ligament has been torn, the patient and his doctor are facing the choice between a conservative treatment or a surgical approach. Reviewing the international literature allows us to build a pertinent opinion. If the conservative treatment is selected, one must be aware that the proportion of good results does not exceed 50%. This is why, this treatment is only recommended for little demanding and non-sports active persons. In various surgical options, the autologous anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, using a graft of patellar or hamstrings tendons gives good, reliable and reproducible results.