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Clinical outcome similar between reconstruction and repair in grade III MCL injuries

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September 2015

Clinical outcome similar between reconstruction and repair in grade III MCL injuries

Vol: 4| Issue: 9| Number:21| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

Surgical Treatment of Acute Grade III Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Combined With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Anatomic Ligament Repair Versus Triangular Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy. 2015 Jun;31(6):1108-16. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.12.010

Contributing Authors:
J Dong XF Wang X Men J Zhu GN Walker XZ Zheng JB Gao B Chen F Wang Y Zhang SJ Gao

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69 patients with an acute grade III medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear with concomitant anterior cruciate ligament tear were randomized to undergo either anatomic MCL repair or triangular-vector MCL reconstruction following single-bundle ACL reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical results between these two treatments via imaging and functional results at a minimum ...

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