Abstract
The authors performed a retrospective study of 6 consecutive patients (3 men and 3 women) who had a fresh combined injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) (Grade III) due to recreational sporting accident treated with ACL reconstruction alone using bone-patellar tendon-bone from 1997 throuth 1998. The mean age was 26.3 years (range: 16 to 43 years). The mean follow-up interval was 25.3 months (range: 13 to 37 months).
All patients showed improved valgus instability on the stress radiography. The Lachman and N-tests were negative in all patients. There was no difference of KT-2000 side-to-side difference between this group and the group of ACL injury alone with ACL reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone for the same period. JOA score was relatively good. All patients have returned to the recreational sports.
The authors think that in some patients performing at recreational sports level the fresh combined injury of the ACL and MCL could be treated with ACL reconstruction alone.
