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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 36:379-394 (2008)
© 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Clinical Sports Medicine Update

Complications of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone Constructs

Care and Prevention

Matthew L. Busam, MD, LCDR, Matthew T. Provencher, MD, MC, USN and Bernard R. Bach, Jr, MD*

From the Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

* Address correspondence to Bernard R. Bach Jr, MD, Director, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (e-mail: brbachmd{at}comcast.net).

Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament is a common injury. Correct diagnosis and patient selection, along with proper surgical technique, with careful attention to anatomic graft placement, followed by attention to proper rehabilitation, leads to predictably good to excellent results. This article reviews the recognition and avoidance of complications associated with bone–patellar tendon–bone contructs of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Key Words: anterior cruciate ligament • complications • knee instability • ligament reconstruction • fixation




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