Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using semitendinosus tenodesis yielded satisfactory end results in 5 patients after an average follow-up of 21.4 months.
Case Report (n=5)
Does reconstruction by semitendinosus tenodesis improve outcomes in patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture?
Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using semitendinosus tenodesis may provide satisfactory results with reduced anteroposterior instability.
Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament constitutes a major disability in young athletes and those patients with persistent disabling instability who have failed to respond to conservative treatment. A new method of reconstruction by means of semitendinsous tenodesis was used in five patients with satisfactory end results after an average follow-up of 21.4 months. Limited clinical experience indicates that with this method less anteroposterior instability persists than with other methods.
K G Cho (1975) conducted a case report in Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (n=5). Reconstruction by means of semitendinosus tenodesis was evaluated on Satisfactory end results and anteroposterior instability. Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using semitendinosus tenodesis yielded satisfactory end results in 5 patients after an average follow-up of 21.4 months.