급성 십자인대손상에서의 관절경을 이용한 인대봉합술 = Arthroscopic Suture in Acute Cruciate Ligament Injury

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The cruciate ligaments of the knee joint are important in providing the stability of the joint and susceptable to the injuries. The treatment for the cruciate ligament injury has been controversial for many years but for the good results, it is very impor- tant to make an early diagnosis and to give prompt management. In general, various methods of repairing the cruciat.e ligament with arthrotomy have been used in acute cruciate ligament injuries. But we tried the arthroscopic repairs of acutely ruptured anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments without arthrotomy in 4 cases. The results were as followings: 1. The patients were all male and aged 21 to 68 years. The causes of irjuries were traffic accidents in all but one case. 2. The injured ligaments were anterior cruciate ligaments in 2 cases (one at femo- ral and one at tibial attachment site), and posterior cruciate ligaments in 2 cases (one at femoral and one at tibial attachment site). 3. Arthroscopic suture technique provided satisfactory stability, full range of motion of the knee joint and early rehabilitation.