Abstract | OBJECTIVE: This article provides a review of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction procedures and their normal postoperative appearance. Then, we review commonly encountered complications: those associated with decreased range of motion (impingement, arthrofibrosis, intraarticular bodies, ganglion cysts) and those associated with laxity (graft tearing, graft stretching). Finally, we review some miscellaneous complications. CONCLUSION: Given the number of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction, it is important for radiologists to be familiar with the different reconstruction surgeries and their common complications.
|
Authors | Arthur B Meyers, Andrew H Haims, Kirsten Menn, Hicham Moukaddam |
Journal | AJR. American journal of roentgenology
(AJR Am J Roentgenol)
Vol. 194
Issue 2
Pg. 476-84
(Feb 2010)
ISSN: 1546-3141 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20093612
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
|
Topics |
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament
(surgery)
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Bone Screws
- Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Humans
- Muscle, Skeletal
(transplantation)
- Postoperative Complications
(diagnosis)
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Tendon Transfer
(methods)
- Transplantation, Autologous
|