Journal article
Pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction outcomes
Abstract
Treatment of pediatric anterior cruciate injuries have become an area of controversy sparking much debate about best management strategies. Delaying surgery until skeletal maturity has often been shown to result in unfavorable outcomes due to concomitant meniscal and chondral injuries in this population. There have been numerous techniques used to reconstruct the ACL in the skeletally immature patient; however, most studies are limited by small …
Authors
Peterson DC; Ayeni OR
Journal
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 339–347
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2016
DOI
10.1007/s12178-016-9358-3
ISSN
1935-973X