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Lateral reconstruction for anterolateral rotatory instability of the knee

1983; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 11; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/036354658301100504

1552-3365

Richard E. Fleming, Douglas J. Blatz, John R. McCarroll,

Sports injuries and prevention

Sixty patients underwent surgery for correction of an terolateral rotatory instability using an extraarticular approach. Forty procedures were performed utilizing Hughston's technique which is outlined. This approach is shown to provide effective control of pivot shift and anterolateral rotatory laxity.