14.Clinical Outcome after Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Knee Injuries
Mudassar Hassan1, Umair Ahmed2, Asad Ali Sandhu2, Zubair Khalid2 and Atif Ali2
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the clinical outcomes on basis of lyshlom knee score (LKS) system after arthroscopic
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Study Design: Prospective trial study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Orthopaedics, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, from January 2017 to December 2019.
Materials and Methods: In this prospective trial, patients undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction at Department of Orthopaedics, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, were included. A total of 120 patients, undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were aged 18 to 45 years and had at least 1 year follow up. Gender, age, duration of follow up and LKS scores were noted in all enrolled patients.
Results: Out of a total of 110 patients, there were 110 (91.7%) male and 10 (8.3%) female. Mean age of the patients was noted to be 30.77 years with standard deviation of 4.6 years. Overall, mean duration of follow up was noted to be 21.18 months with standard deviation of 6.0 months. Overall, mean total LKS score was noted to be 90.95 with standard deviation of 12.93. We noted 65 (54.2%) cases to have excellent LKS scores whereas poor LKS scores were recorded among 5 (4.2%) cases.
Conclusion: Most of the patients undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were male. Clinical outcomes in terms of LKS scores in patients undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were good.
Key Words: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), arthroscopic technique, lyshlom knee score (LKS).
Citation of article: Hassan M, Ahmed U, Sandhu AA, Khalid Z, Ali A. Clinical Outcome after Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Knee Injuries. Med Forum 2021;32(1):55-58.