Tummala Venkata Suresh Babu1, Makkena Ravi Kanth2, Purushotham Sastry3, Yalamanchili Sumanth Babu4, Surapaneni Suresh Babu5, Kopuri Ravi Kiran6
BACKGROUND
The anterior cruciate ligament is the weaker of the two cruciate ligaments stabilizing the knee joint, and therefore gets torn easier than the posterior cruciate ligament.
OBJECTIVE To determine pattern of anterior cruciate ligament injury and its management in a tertiary care center.
MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study was carried out for two years, 28 patients with ACL injury were included. A detailed history regarding the pattern of injury was noted and ACL reconstruction was done using BT Bautograft with mini-arthrotomy and arthroscopic assisted ACL reconstruction.
RESULTS The mean age of the study subjects was 30.6±7.3 years & majority were males. Majority of the ACL injury was sports related & was on the right knee. 64% underwent arthroscopic assisted ACL reconstruction & majority of them had normal range of motion of the knee.
CONCLUSION
Our present study concludes that most common age group involved was 20-30 years & ACL injury was more common among males. Patients with an early ACL reconstruction were more satisfied with the end result. Also, ACL reconstruction techniques using BTB auto graft leads to good ligamentous stability and function of the knee.
