Antero Lateral Ligament Reconstruction in knee rotational instability associated with anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

Abstract

Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee is very common worldwide. Each year, it is calculated from 4 to 10 cases per thousand inhabitants. Objective of the research consisted in evaluating the reconstruction of the ALL in the rotational instability of the knee associated with ACL rupture, in the patients attending the CMDLT. The research method was analytical, field, prospective. The sample consisted of 30 patients who met the inclusion criteria. The study subjects were a high percentage of males (80%), age 31.63 ± 11.51. 100% of the patients used Lachman and Pivot Shift 3+ as diagnostic methods. There were differences between the means of the Tegner Lysholm Scale at pre and 3 months (p <.001), between 3 and 6 months (p <.001) and between pre and 12 months (p <.001). No statistical differences (p> 0.05) were determined between the type of graft at the different moments of the study. 6.7% presented as a complication hematoma on the thigh. It is concluded that the surgical technique for ACL reconstruction in knee rotational instability associated with anterior cruciate ligament rupture was effective.