Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 19.1 ACL graft mid-substance failure after transphyseal tibial tunnel and epiphyseal femoral tunnel 2 years after index procedure Due to a lack of data, the rate of re-tear in…

Fig. 12.1 Modified MacIntosh IT band ACL reconstruction The iliotibial band combined extra- and intra-articular reconstruction has several advantages, including complete avoidance of the physes, improving the ease of revision…

Technique Anderson technique Modified Anderson Ganley-Lawrence all-epiphyseal technique with retroscrews Green-Cordasco all-inside technique Number of patients 12 – 3 23 Ages 13.3 ± 1.4 years – 10–12 years 12.6 Preparation…

Knee Age Sex Side Sport Injury F/U Repair Outcome Ligament 1 19 years M ? Football Triad 10 years Yes Football at 9 months, norm knee at 10 years 2…

Symptoms of instability following phase 1 and 2 of PT Concomitant meniscus tear or chondral lesion(s) Persistent flexion contracture secondary to cyclops lesion Young athlete returning to a competitive pivoting…

Fig. 1.1 Non-transphyseal ACL reconstruction with (a) patellar tendon or (b) semitendinosus/gracilis autograft Fig. 1.2 Partial transphyseal ACL reconstruction with a tibial tunnel and central patellar or hamstring autografts with…

Fig. 17.1 Sagittal view of a knee T2 weighted MRI image depicts a concomitant posterior horn lateral meniscus tear (red arrow) in a pediatric patient with a combined ACL/MCL injury….

Fig. 9.1 Reprint of “Figure 1: Role of AM and PL bundles during knee flexion” from B. Sonnery-Cottet, P. Colombet. Partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament. Orthopaedics & Traumatology:…

Fig. 5.1 Left hand and wrist bone age of a 12-year-old female athlete who has had menstrual periods for 15 months demonstrating an advanced skeletal age of 13 Tanner and…

Fig. 10.1 Proposed conservative treatment algorithm for anterior cruciate ligament injury in skeletally immature individuals (Adapted from Management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature individuals. J Orthop Sports…