Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Aplasia for the Arthroscopy Surgeons: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Aplasia (ACLA) is a rare condition which can sometimes remain asymptomatic into adult life. Although the quoted incidence is 1.7 per 100,000 live births, it is higher due to these silent cases and can be encountered by the arthroscopy surgeon doing reconstructive procedure for the ACL. The aim of this study is to get information on clinical presentation, imaging, arthroscopy findings and management of the knee in patients with ACL aplasia through a systematic review relevant to the arthroscopy surgeon in making a decision when they encounter such a case.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of the literature to get information on this condition that may be relevant to the arthroscopy surgeon from PubMed, Ovid full text, Embase and Ov

SUBMITTER: Kambhampati SBS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9232660 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature