Journal article
Surgical treatment of multiligament knee injuries
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, Vol.23(10), pp.2983-2991
10/2015
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-3451-1
PMID: 25427976
Abstract
To analyse one institution's experience with multiligament knee injuries.
Over 10 years, 133 multiligament knee injuries including 130 patients were included in the study. Inclusion criteria included: (1) injury to two or more knee ligaments (2) multiligament knee repair/reconstructive surgery.
The average age at time of injury was 26 years old, and 76 % were male. Fifty-one (38 %) multiligament knee injuries had >2 ligaments injured. Peroneal injuries occurred in 26 patients (20 %), and four (3 %) had associated vascular injuries. A high energy mechanism of injury was noted in 39 %. Twenty-five per cent of patients had an additional orthopaedic injury and, 11.5 % suffered additional non-orthopaedic injuries. Definitive surgical intervention was performed acutely (<3 weeks) in 47 %. Ninety-one per cent of multiligament knee injuries underwent reconstruction with or without repair. Forty-three complications occurred in 37 patients. Patients who suffered >2 ligament injury or had surgery acutely were at an increased risk of knee stiffness requiring manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) (p = 0.016 and p = 0.047, respectively). Knees with >2 ligaments injured were associated with higher post-operative complications (p = 0.007). Knee dislocation IV knees were at increased risk to undergo revision surgery (p = 0.041). Obese patients were more likely to have a post-operative infection (p = 0.038). Repair, reconstruction or type of graft used had no impact on need for revision surgery.
Multiligament knee injured patients undergoing surgical intervention are a highly complex patient population. This study outlines the patient population, treatment, and complications of one academic institution over 10 years. Overall complications were higher in patients with >2 ligaments injured. Knee stiffness requiring MUA was more common in patients who had >2 ligaments ruptured and those treated acutely. Knees with all four ligaments injured were more likely to undergo revision surgery.
Retrospective case series, Level IV.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Surgical treatment of multiligament knee injuries
- Creators
- Shane Cook - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. shane-cook-1@uiowa.eduT J Ridley - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. taylor-ridley@uiowa.eduMark A McCarthy - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. mark-mccarthy@uiowa.eduYubo Gao - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. yubo-gao@uiowa.eduBrian R Wolf - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. brian-wolf@uiowa.eduAnnunziato Amendola - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. ned-amendola@uiowa.eduMatthew J Bollier - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01008 JPP, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. matthew-bollier@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, Vol.23(10), pp.2983-2991
- Publisher
- Germany
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00167-014-3451-1
- PMID
- 25427976
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
- eISSN
- 1433-7347
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2015
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984040312302771
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