Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are a common knee injury, with a reported estimate of 200,000 ACL injuries annually in the United States. Annual ACL reconstruction rates have been…
Introduction Rehabilitation with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has evolved considerably since the 1970s, when intra-articular ACL reconstructions were first being performed. We have evolved from using casts on the…
Introduction Knee joint intra-articular ganglion cysts may originate from the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), menisci or meniscal tears, popliteus tendon, alar folds, or areas of chondral…
This chapter describes the devices, methods, and approaches used to measure anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) strain in vivo, and provides insight into the strain behavior of the normal ACL during various…
Introduction and Pathophysiology Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is commonly associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. There are two pathologies to ACL rupture in knee OA. ACL rupture can…
Introduction Posterolateral knee injuries have been noted to be some of the most difficult knee injuries to diagnose and treat due to the multiple different structures, the intricate anatomical relationships,…
Introduction Bone contusions of the knee refer to bone injuries seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and are also referred to as bone bruising and bone marrow edema. These lesions…
Introduction Meniscus tears are commonly encountered in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. For decades, the importance of the meniscus was not recognized. Previously the standard treatment for…
Introduction A knee dislocation injury is a rare but potentially devastating injury. The definition of knee dislocation includes the grossly unstable knee, with a minimum of two of the four…
Acknowledgments We acknowledge Fotios Paul Tjoumakaris, Anthony Buoncristiani, and James S. Starman, the authors of the previous edition, for their great contribution to this chapter. Introduction Restoration of the native…
