ReviewEFORT open reviews2021
Complications of surgical reconstruction of multiligament injuries of the knee joint: diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Arthrofibrosis is a common but poorly defined complication in multiligament knee injuries: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
- The prevention of heterotopic ossification around the knee: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Contraindications to Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Heterotopic Ossification After Multiligament Knee Injury Is Associated With Knee-Spanning External Fixation and Central Nervous System Trauma.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Indications, Technique, and Outcomes of Patient Specific Instrumentation for Osteotomy About the Knee.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- Characterization of posterior capsular injury for preoperative planning in closed knee injuries: A narrative review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Single-Stage vs. Multi-Stage Reconstruction in Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes and Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- How do surgically treated multiligamentous knee injuries affect overall complication rate and especially stiffness? A systematic review.Knee surgery & related research · 2025Review
- Posterolateral corner ligament reconstruction in knee arthroscopy: Complications and complication management.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Arthritis After Multiligamentous Knee Injuries: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Surgeon experience in multi-ligament knee injury reconstruction is associated with decreased complications and surgical time.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- PCL injury following high energy trauma: associated injuries and postoperative complications "insights from a national registry study".Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Surgical approach on combined chronic patellar tendon and bicruciate knee ligament injury.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Surgical Management of Complex Multiligament Knee Injury: Case Report.Case reports in orthopedics · 2024Article
- Satisfactory Outcomes and Improved Range of Motion With Arthroscopic Lysis of Adhesions and Manipulation for Arthrofibrosis After Multiligamentous Knee Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- [Evaluation and diagnosis of knee joint diagonal lesion and surgical strategy and effectiveness].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
The main complications of surgical reconstruction of multiligament injuries of the knee joint are residual or recurrent instability, arthrofibrosis, popliteal artery injury, common peroneal nerve injury, compartment syndrome, fluid extravasation, symptomatic heterotopic ossification, wound problems and infection, deep venous thrombosis, and revision surgery.Careful surgical planning and execution of the primary surgical reconstruction of multiligament injuries of the knee joint can minimize the risk of the aforementioned complications.Careful postoperative follow-up is required to detect complications. Early recognition and prompt treatment are of paramount importance.To obtain good results in the revision surgery of failed multiligamentary knee reconstructions, it is crucial to perform a thorough and exhaustive evaluation to detect all the causes of failure.Addressing all associated injuries during revision surgery will lead to the best possible subjective and objective results, although functional outcomes are often modest.However, advanced age and high-energy injuries have been associated with the poorest functional outcomes after revision surgery of failed multiligament injuries of the knee joint. Cite this article:
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