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The risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture with generalised joint laxity
RAMESH R; VONARX O; AZZOPARDI T; SCHRANZ PJ
J BONE JOINT SURG BR , 2005, vol. 87, n° 6, p. 800-803 Doc n°: 120729 Localisation : Bibliothèque Universitaire de Médecine de Nancy Descripteurs : DE543 - LESIONS CAPSULOLIGAMENTAIRES, ENTORSES, LAXITES GENOU We assessed hyperextension of the knee and joint laxity in 169 consecutive patients who underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction between 2000 and 2002 and correlated this with a selected number of age- and gender-matched controls. In addition, the mechanism of injury in the majority of patients was documented. Joint laxity was present in 42.6% (72 of 169) of the patients and hyperextension of the knee in 78.7% (133 of 169). All patients with joint laxity had hyperextension of their knee. In the control group only 21.5% (14 of 65) Langue : ANGLAIS |
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