tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 5

ACL Reconstructions: Expect the Unexpected With ACL Revision

Original surgeon may have missed posterolateral corner instability There's no such thing as a simple anterior cruciate ligament revision. But you just never know how complicated an arthroscopy with ACL revision can become. As techniques for ACL reconstruction have become more refined in recent years, surgeons have also discovered that instability in the posterolateral corner of the knee often comes with ACL tears. The kinds of injuries that shred someone's ACL often cause problems in the PLC as well. Chances are, the surgeon who performed the original ACL reconstruction or repair missed this problem, but your surgeon is more...

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