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Article: Shrinking the ACL. (Abstracts & Commentary).(thermal denaturation of anterior cruciate ligament injuries)
- Article from:
- Sports Medicine Reports
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY
Synopsis: Thermal treatment of partial ACL tears was successful in restoring stability in carefully selected patients.
Source: Indelli PF, et al. Monopolar thermal treatment of symptomatic anterior cruciate ligament instability. Clin Orthop. 2003;407:139-147.
STANDARD TREATMENT OF FUNCTIONALLY UNSTABLE KNEES with partial ruptures of the ACL has been either nonoperative or ACL reconstruction surgery. Studies reporting on thermal ACL treatment are limited. The purpose of this study is to present the short-term results of ACL insufficient knees that are functionally unstable but in continuity. Twenty-eight consecutive partial ...