Abstract
Arthroscopic surgery has the advantage of less morbidity and more detailed observation of the knee joint than conventional open procedures. In this paper, an arthroscopic tenchnique for the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft and the preliminary results of the procedure are reported. Since 1999, four patients underwent arthroscopic reconstruction of the ACL. All patients were evaluated at more six months postoperatively. None of them had experiented giving way of the operated knee. Lachman test was negative in 3 patients. Loss of full extension by 5 degrees was seen in 2 cases. Arthroscopic reconstruction of the ACL is thus comparable to conventional open procedures with regard to the short-term results.
