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The Gore-Tex anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis

Two versus three year results

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Peter A. Indelicato, MD

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Troy J. Prevot, PAC, ATC

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

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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