Knee evaluation in two systems and magnetic resonance imaging after operative treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injuries

✍ Scribed by E. Buess; A. B. Imhoff; J. Hodler

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 652 KB
• Volume: 115
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1434-3916
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00420321

✦ Synopsis

We reviewed 30 patients operated on because of acute (n = 14) or chronic (n = 16) rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) with an average follow-up time of 6.9 years. The clinical outcome was expressed using the OAK and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) evaluation forms. All patients had undergone posterior stress X-radiography, 14 patients had additionally undergone magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). OAK score showed good or excellent results in 93% of the acute and 38% of the chronic cases. The IKDC form, however, revealed nearly normal results in only 29% of the acute and 6% of the chronic cases. The length and thickness of the operated PCL on MRI correlated with the clinical result.