Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young athletes. Recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation.

摘要: Complete midsubstance tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in skeletally-immature adolescents are being diagnosed and reported with increasing frequency. Conservative treatment such ACL junior high schools, subsequent meniscal tears, very early osteoarthritis. Results primary repair torn extra-articular reconstructive procedures have been disappointing. Intra-articular reconstruction young athletes approaching skeletal maturity using autogenous patellar tendon graft gives excellent knee stability, decreases risk tears. Athletes able to return competitive sports at their preinjury level. Here, existing literature on subject is reviewed, guidelines for management ACL-deficient this population provided.