Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with fresh-frozen patellar tendon allografts

A prospective study was performed on 30 patients who underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with fresh-frozen patellar tendon allograft. An arthroscopic technique alone was used in 10 patients, and in the other 20 patients this was combined with a miniarthrotomy. After a mean follow...

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Autores: Valenti-Nin, J.R. (Juan Ramón)|||/items/77dc367c-a2a1-4214-b7a8-ee8791f5724c, Sala, D. (D.)|||/items/58212410-3424-44e2-89af-e4b78b7c9485, Schweitzer, D. (D.)|||/items/c2f4eb37-0d78-45e9-838e-a0942bba6374
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/28077
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/28077
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anterior cruciate ligament
Athletic injuries
Knee injuries
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Sumario:A prospective study was performed on 30 patients who underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with fresh-frozen patellar tendon allograft. An arthroscopic technique alone was used in 10 patients, and in the other 20 patients this was combined with a miniarthrotomy. After a mean follow up of 35 months, the overall functional results were satisfactory in 85%. There were no cases of infection, disease transmission or tissue rejection. Fresh-frozen patellar tendon allografts are a good method of anterior cruciate reconstruction.