The Gore-Tex anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis: two versus three year results
GA Woods, PA Indelicato… - The American journal of …, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
GA Woods, PA Indelicato, TJ Prevot
The American journal of sports medicine, 1991•journals.sagepub.comA prospective clinical study of the results of prosthetic ligament replacement of the ACL with
the Gore-Tex polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis was undertaken. Thirty-three (80%) of 41
patients were available at a minimum 36 month followup (mean, 48 months; range, 36 to
62). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed an 82% probability of survival of the
polytetrafluoroethyl ene ligament at the 48 month followup. When compared to the same
data at a minimum 24 month followup, the results appeared to have deterioriated somewhat …
the Gore-Tex polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis was undertaken. Thirty-three (80%) of 41
patients were available at a minimum 36 month followup (mean, 48 months; range, 36 to
62). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed an 82% probability of survival of the
polytetrafluoroethyl ene ligament at the 48 month followup. When compared to the same
data at a minimum 24 month followup, the results appeared to have deterioriated somewhat …
A prospective clinical study of the results of prosthetic ligament replacement of the ACL with the Gore-Tex polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis was undertaken. Thirty-three (80%) of 41 patients were available at a minimum 36 month followup (mean, 48 months; range, 36 to 62). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed an 82% probability of survival of the polytetrafluoroethyl ene ligament at the 48 month followup. When compared to the same data at a minimum 24 month followup, the results appeared to have deterioriated somewhat over time. Three possible "predictors" of failure at later fol lowup were identified: preoperative subjective symp toms of swelling, subjective symptoms of giving way at 2 years, and an increased anterior drawer sign at 2 years.
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