Abstract
The Authors performed the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction using multiple hamstring tendons. Twenty patients (15 men and 5 women, mean 27.8 years old) who underwent this treatment were followed-up longer than 1 year (mean 2.2 years). Ten patients were injured in traffic accidents. Nine patients were injured in sports accidents. 1 patient fell down.
Clinical results were evaluated with Lysholm score, stress radiography and knee arthrametry. Lysholm score improved from 78.5±12.5 points to 93.8±16.2 points. Posterior instability on the stress radiography improved from 34.6±9.2% to 48.5±6.4%. Side-to-side difference of total displacement of the tibia assessed by the KT-2000 knee arthrometer improved from 9.0±3.0 mm to 4.4±1.3 mm. The authors found that PCL reconstruction using multiple hamstring tendons was effective in treating the isolated PCL injuries in these 20 cases.
