Archives of Trauma Research

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 87--91

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery timing with respect to meniscal-chondral damage


Mohammadreza Minator Sajjadi, Mohammad Ali Okhovatpour, Adel Ebrahimpour, Reza Zandi, Meysam Jafari Kafi-Abadi, Mehrdad Sadighi 
 Department of Orthopedics, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Mehrdad Sadighi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran
Iran

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one of the most common types of knee injuries. Delay in diagnosis and treatment of ACL injuries can lead to further damage of the meniscus and cartilage. In this study, we tried to show the distribution of injuries over time and types. Methods: This retrospective study was performed on 336 patients with the diagnosis of primary ACL tear without other ligament injuries. The data including site and grade of the meniscal tear and cartilage damage, based on the International Cartilage Repair Society Classification, the time between diagnosis and surgical procedure, and the treatment method were collected. In this study, we divided patients into four groups according to injury to surgery time. Groups were 3 months, 3–6 months, 6–12 months, and over 12 months to surgery. Results: The results showed that a rate of cartilage damage had no significant correlation with a time interval between injury and surgery (P = 0.54). Furthermore, no significant correlation was found between the site of cartilage damage and the interval time after injury to surgery. The results indicated that the meniscal tear increases in case of a delay to perform surgery (P = 0.004). However, no significant relation was found between the site and pattern of meniscal injury and time. Moreover, patients with a complete ACL tear had a significantly higher rate of meniscus injury compared to those with a partial ACL tear (0.048). Conclusion: The findings of this study show that there is no significant relationship between the time of surgery and the risk of chondral damage after the ACL tear over time. ACL-ruptured patients should undergo the ACL reconstruction surgery up to 3 months from knee trauma to prevent further meniscal injuries.


How to cite this article:
Sajjadi MM, Okhovatpour MA, Ebrahimpour A, Zandi R, Kafi-Abadi MJ, Sadighi M. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery timing with respect to meniscal-chondral damage.Arch Trauma Res 2018;7:87-91


How to cite this URL:
Sajjadi MM, Okhovatpour MA, Ebrahimpour A, Zandi R, Kafi-Abadi MJ, Sadighi M. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery timing with respect to meniscal-chondral damage. Arch Trauma Res [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];7:87-91
Available from: https://www.archtrauma.com/article.asp?issn=2251-953X;year=2018;volume=7;issue=3;spage=87;epage=91;aulast=Sajjadi;type=0