Sensibility disorders after ACL reconstruction with BTB graft
Dariusz Grela, Anna Morawik
Dariusz Grela, Anna Morawik – Sensibility disorders after ACL reconstruction with BTB graft. Fizjoterapia Polska 2010; 10(4); 299-306
Abstract
Background. The purpose of the research was to analyse data concerning superficial sensibility disorders on the lateral side of knee joint occurring after reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft.
The research was mainly to find out the span of time after which ailments of this type subsided.
Material and methods. The research was carried out among 137 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with BTB. They were asked to fill in question naires after 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after the surgery. Questions were to find out information about the region of sensibility disorders, current quality of the disorders and the time span after which the disorders sustained.
Results. Patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a graft taken from patellar tendon report sensibility disorders on the lateral side of the knee joint below the patella on the level of the scar. Most often these ailments subside after 12-18 months after the surgery. Superficial sensibility was back after 4 months at the earliest.
Conclusions. In case of most patients, superficial sensibility in the discussed region was fully restored. This allows to state that the examined disorders are temporary. Before a patient regains normal sensibility, many procedures in physiotherapy of the region we are discussing should be applied very carefully.
The research was mainly to find out the span of time after which ailments of this type subsided.
Material and methods. The research was carried out among 137 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with BTB. They were asked to fill in question naires after 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after the surgery. Questions were to find out information about the region of sensibility disorders, current quality of the disorders and the time span after which the disorders sustained.
Results. Patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a graft taken from patellar tendon report sensibility disorders on the lateral side of the knee joint below the patella on the level of the scar. Most often these ailments subside after 12-18 months after the surgery. Superficial sensibility was back after 4 months at the earliest.
Conclusions. In case of most patients, superficial sensibility in the discussed region was fully restored. This allows to state that the examined disorders are temporary. Before a patient regains normal sensibility, many procedures in physiotherapy of the region we are discussing should be applied very carefully.
Key words:
sensation disorders, nerve regeneration, anterior cruciate ligament
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