Degeneration of the Knee Joint in Skeletally Immature Patients With a Diagnosis of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Is There Harm in Delay of Treatment

摘要: Background: In skeletally immature patients with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and significant growth remaining, the risk of inducing a disturbance early reconstruction must be balanced against further intra-articular damage by delaying treatment until closer to skeletal maturity.Hypothesis: Increased time from injury ACL in children ≤14 years age will associated increased meniscal chondral injuries at reconstruction.Study Design: Cohort study; Level evidence, 3.Methods: With institutional review board approval, records consecutive series 14 younger who underwent between 1991 2005 were reviewed. Demographic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), intraoperative findings analyzed. Meniscal articular cartilage graded. Logistic regression models using both univariable multivariable procedures used identify factors independ...