Abstract
Fifty patients who had an arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for chronic insufficiency were reviewed at an average of 13.6 months following surgery. Among these patients, 32% complained of anterior knee pain that interfered with daily activities. Radiographic patella infera was present in 12% of patients using the Insall-Salvati ratio and in 16% using the Blackburne-Peel ratio. Radiographic patella infera did not correlate with the clinical problem of postoperative anterior knee pain. However, loss of knee extension of greater than 5 degrees correlated highly with pain (p=0.002).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 487-493 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Contemporary orthopaedics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |