Anterior crucial ligament reconstruction with semitendineous tendons of Rigidfix and Intrafix anchorage

: The number of ACL injuries noted during diagnostic arthroscopy is steadily increasing. This has lead us to assess an optimal method for ACL reconstruction. 563 patients with post-trauma disfunction of the knee were treated at LORO between january 2000 and december 2001. In this group 79 cases of incomplete ACL injuries and 43 complete ACL injuries were noted. 17 arthroscopic ACL reconstructions were performed, using semitendinous and gracilis tendons. After surgery patients underwent a rehabilitation protocol and were followed-up on a regular basis. In 11 (65%) a very good results was achieved 6 months after surgery (according to the IKCD scale), and in further 3 cases (17.5%) 12 months post surgery. No instability was noted in any of the treated patients.