La rupture isolée du ligament croisé antérieur chez l’adulte : quel traitement et pour qui ?
(2024) Louvain médical — Vol. 143, n° 07, p. 471-478 (2024)
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- (en) [Isolated rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in adults: what treatment and for whom?] Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common ligament injuries in athletes. The primary goal of treatment is to restore stability and function to the knee while preventing secondary lesions. Treatment modalities depend on the anatomic characteristics of the rupture, associated lesions, residual stability, and functional requirements of the patient. Conservative treatment consists of several weeks of physical therapy. A subsequent re-evaluation may still lead to surgical treatment at a later stage. Although there are a variety of surgical treatments, the most common procedure remains ACL ligamentoplasty with one or more grafts (autografts, allografts). The aim of this article is to recall the epidemiology, biomechanics, and current management of these lesions, thus allowing a better understanding by general practitioners, orthopedists, and sports physicians.
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Gakuba Rwema, L., Cornu, O., Delfosse, G., Ftaïta, S., Debarre, L., Vraux, Q., Dubuc, J.-E., & Thienpont, E. (2024). La rupture isolée du ligament croisé antérieur chez l’adulte : quel traitement et pour qui ? Louvain médical, 143(07), 471-478. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/233479 (Original work published 2024)