ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Treatment of Combined Injuries to the ACL and the MCL Complex: A Consensus Statement of the Ligament Injury Committee of the German Knee Society (DKG).
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- Reconstruction of the Medial Collateral Ligament Complex With a Flat Allograft Semitendinosus Tendon.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- [Injuries of the medial side of the knee : When and how should they be treated?]Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- [Treatment of acute injury of the anterior cruciate ligament : Always only reconstruction?]Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundDifferent indications and treatment options for combined injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament complex (MCL) are not clearly defined. PURPOSE: To perform a modified Delphi process with the Committee for Ligament Injuries of the German Knee Society (DKG) in order to structure and optimize the process of treating a combined injury to the ACL and MCL. STUDY
designConsensus statement.
methodsScientific questions and answers were created based on a comprehensive literature review using the central registers for controlled studies of Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane including the terms
resultsThe majority of answers, including several questions with >1 graded answer, were evaluated as grade E (n = 16) or C (n = 10), indicating that a low level of scientific evidence was available for most of the answers. Only 5 answers were graded better than C: 3 answers with a grade of A and 2 answers with a grade of B. Only 1 answer was evaluated as grade D. An agreement of >80% (range, 83%-100%) among committee members was achieved for all statements.
conclusionThe results of this modified Delphi process offer a guideline for standardized patient care in cases of combined injuries to the ACL and MCL.
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