Journal article
Risk of tearing the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee and rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament graft during the first 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : A prospective MOON cohort study
The American journal of sports medicine, Vol.35(7), pp.1131-1134
2007
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507301318
PMID: 17452511
Abstract
Background: The risk of tear of the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the opposite knee and the incidence of rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament graft during the first 2 years after surgery have not been extensively studied in a prospective manner. Clinicians have hypothesized that the opposite normal knee is at equal or increased risk compared with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament graft rupture in the operated knee.
Hypothesis: The risk of anterior cruciate ligament graft rupture and contralateral normal knee anterior cruciate ligament rupture at 2-year follow-up is equal.
Study design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.
Methods: The Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcome Network (MOON) database of a prospective longitudinal cohort of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions was used to determine the number of anterior cruciate ligament graft ruptures and tears of the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee at 2-year follow-up. Two-year follow-up consisted of a phone interview and review of operative reports.
Results: Two-year data were obtained for 235 of 273 patients (86%). There were 14 ligament disruptions. Of these, 7 were tears of the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee (3.0%) and 7 were anterior cruciate ligament graft failures (3.0%).
Conclusion: The contralateral normal knee anterior cruciate ligament is at a similar risk of anterior cruciate ligament tear (3.0%) as the anterior cruciate ligament graft after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (3.0%).
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- Title: Subtitle
- Risk of tearing the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee and rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament graft during the first 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : A prospective MOON cohort study
- Creators
- Rick W WRIGHT - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesWarren R DUNN - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesBrian R WOLF - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United StatesKurt P SPINDLER - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesAnnunziato AMENDOLA - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United StatesJack T ANDRISH - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesJohn BERGFELD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesChristopher C KAEDING - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United StatesRobert G MARX - Sports Medicine Division, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, United StatesEric C MCCARTY - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United StatesRichard D PARKER - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesMichelle WOLCOTT - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of sports medicine, Vol.35(7), pp.1131-1134
- Publisher
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; Waltham, MA
- DOI
- 10.1177/0363546507301318
- PMID
- 17452511
- ISSN
- 0363-5465
- eISSN
- 1552-3365
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984040590602771
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