VIDEO: ACL Reconstruction
/An oldie, but a goodie from 2013!
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An oldie, but a goodie from 2013!
An interview about ACL revision surgery with IRG PT on Komo News 97.7 FM.
An informative webinar about the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the knee, the failures and successes of an ACL reconstruction and details about the anterolateral ligament, extra-articular augmentations and lateral extra-articular tenodesis.
Read MorePatients with acute ACL tears can sometimes present with missing terminal extension (inability to fully straighten the knee). One must always suspect a bucket-handle meniscus tear in this situation, but sometimes it is due to “stump entrapment” where a portion of the torn ACL flips forward and gets pinched between the femur and tibia, acting as a mechanical obstruction that limits full extension of the knee.
1️⃣ + 2️⃣ Arthroscopy views of the ACL fragment caught in the intercondylar notch.
3️⃣ + 4️⃣ Sagittal and coronal MRI views of the ACL fragment flipped forward.
Not everyone who has an ACL tear needs to have ACL surgery; so, before signing up for surgery to reconstruct your ACL, think about your activity level, current level of function and comfort, activity goals, etc and decide with your surgeon what the best treatment option is for you and your knee.
Read MoreACL reconstruction...as good as it is, it is still not perfect. ACL reconstruction is one of the most successful procedures we have in orthopaedics, that is, depending on the type of patient...
Read MoreDr. Christopher J. Wahl, offering expertise in surgical sports medicine, trauma dan orthopedics in Seattle, WA; specializing in complex knee and shoulder injuries.
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