Satisfactory Outcomes and Improved Range of Motion With Arthroscopic Lysis of Adhesions and Manipulation for Arthrofibrosis After Multiligamentous Knee Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To (1) evaluate the efficacy of surgery for arthrofibrosis (AF), as measured by preoperative and postoperative range of motion (ROM), and (2) evaluate patient-reported outcomes at mid- to long-term follow-up.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of a prospectively collected database including patients who sustained multiligamentous knee injuries (MLKIs) managed surgically, sustained loss of ROM after surgical intervention, and underwent subsequent lysis of adhesions (LOA) and/or manipulation under anesthesia (MUA). Loss of ROM was defined as clinically symptomatic loss of terminal extension (flexion deformity) and/or flexion compared with the contralateral side.

Results

In total, 12 patients (6 male and 6 female patients; age, 36.0 ± 8.7 years; body mas

SUBMITTER: Lamba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10485589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature