Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients

Volume: 38 Number: 0 September 11, 2006
  • Emin Taskiran
  • Metin Ergun
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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients

Abstract

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions in skeletally immature patients present unique difficulties, one major concern being reconstruction-induced growth disturbances. Another issue is the failure of adolescent patients to comply with the treatment programs. Initially, activity limitations and bracing can be recommended for isolated ACL tears in young skeletally immature adolescents who are at stages I, II, and III according to the modified Tanner classification, and for whom reconstruction can be delayed until completion of skeletal maturity provided that any joint instability or meniscal injury do not develop. For symptomatic patients, partial or complete transphyseal techniques or complete transphyseal reconstruction with doubled or quadrupled hamstring tendon grafts can be applied, with special care being afforded to keep clear distance between fixation materials and the physeal plates. In patients who are at pubertal stages of IV or V or with a skeletal ages above 13 (F) or 14 (M) years, a transphyseal reconstruction with hamstring autografts seems to be the best solution. It should be kept in mind that functional outcomes of ACL reconstructions in skeletally immature patients are inferior to those obtained in adults even after a prudent surgical approach without associated growth disturbances.

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Emin Taskiran This is me

Metin Ergun This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 0

APA
Taskiran, E., & Ergun, M. (2006). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v38i0.721
AMA
1.Taskiran E, Ergun M. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:101-107. doi:10.3944/aott.v38i0.721
Chicago
Taskiran, Emin, and Metin Ergun. 2006. “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (September): 101-7. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v38i0.721.
EndNote
Taskiran E, Ergun M (September 1, 2006) Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 101–107.
IEEE
[1]E. Taskiran and M. Ergun, “Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, pp. 101–107, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v38i0.721.
ISNAD
Taskiran, Emin - Ergun, Metin. “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (September 1, 2006): 101-107. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v38i0.721.
JAMA
1.Taskiran E, Ergun M. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:101–107.
MLA
Taskiran, Emin, and Metin Ergun. “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, Sept. 2006, pp. 101-7, doi:10.3944/aott.v38i0.721.
Vancouver
1.Emin Taskiran, Metin Ergun. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;38:101-7. doi:10.3944/aott.v38i0.721