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Five‐year outcome of 13 patients with an initially undiagnosed anterior cruciate ligament rupture
Author(s) -
Grøntvedt T.,
Heir S.,
Rossvoll I.,
Engebretsen L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00209.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , anterior cruciate ligament injuries , surgery
We evaluated retrospectively the 5‐year outcome of 13 patients with an initially undiagnosed and thus untreated anterior cruciate ligament rupture. At follow‐up, these patients experienced decreased knee function and moderate to severe knee instability. They had attempted to reduce their discomfort by decreasing their activity level during the follow‐up period. Immediately after the 5‐year examination, 6 of the patients decided to have a late reconstruction of the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. These results agree with previous reports of the natural course of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures.