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- Title
Current concepts. Motion loss after ligament injuries to the knee: part 1: causes.
- Authors
Millett PJ; Wickiewicz TL; Warren RF; Foster TE; Mandelbaum BR
- Abstract
Motion loss continues to be a difficult complication after ligament injury and surgery to the knee. A better understanding of the pathoanatomic causes of motion loss can lead to improved prevention and treatment strategies. When motion loss does occur, early recognition and appropriate treatment can be expected to restore motion and improve function in most patients. Treatment options, although varied, should improve outcome when implemented appropriately. This article is composed of two parts. The first part reviews the current concepts on definitions, incidence, and causes of motion loss. In the second part, to be published later, current strategies on prevention and treatment of motion loss after ligament injury to the knee are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on risk factors and prevention as well as on diagnosis and treatment. The article summarizes the latest information from the basic sciences as well as clinical studies on the problem of motion loss of the knee and attempts to provide a rational approach to these difficult clinical problems.
- Publication
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2001, Vol 29, Issue 5, p664
- ISSN
0363-5465
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/03635465010290052401