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Table 1 Complications of anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knees

From: Injury to infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using vertical skin incision for hamstring harvesting: risk factors and the influence of treatment outcome

 

Meniscus tear

no. of cases (%)

[treatment: no. of cases]

Cartilage injurya

no. of cases (%)

[site of injury with grade: no. of cases]

 

Medial

Lateral

Bilateral

Sensory disturbance group

(n = 26)

4 cases (15.3%)

[PE: 2, R: 2]

8 cases (30.8%)

[PE: 6, R: 2]

5 cases (19.2%)

medial meniscus

[PE: 4, R: 1]

lateral meniscus

[PE: 3, R: 2]

6 cases (23.1%)

medial femoral condyle

grade 3: 2, grade 4: 1

lateral femoral condyle

grade 3: 0, grade 4: 1

medial femoral and tibial condyles

grade 3: 1, grade 4: 1

Non-sensory disturbance group

(n = 94)

18 cases (18.1%)

[PE: 11, R: 7]

32 cases (34.0%)

[PE: 18, R: 7]

15 cases (16.0%)

medial meniscus

[PE: 11, R: 4]

lateral meniscus

[PE: 8, R: 7]

18 cases (19.1%)

medial femoral condyle

grade 3: 7, grade 4: 2

lateral femoral condyle

grade 3: 3, grade 4: 0

both femoral condyles

grade 3: 3, grade 4: 0

medial femoral and tibial condyles

grade 3: 1, grade 4: 2

  1. PE partial excision, R repair
  2. aGrade 3 or above in the ICRS classification