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Volume 4 Issue 2 (March - April, 2016)

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Assessment of cases of Anterior cruciate ligament injury- A clinical injury
Shobhit Gupta

Background: The knee joint is a common site of injury, mainly due to trauma, repetitive activities and sports activities. The present study was conducted to assess cases of ACL injury. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 46 patients of both genders. A careful examination was done in all patients. Associated injury, type of injury and complications were recorded. Results: Out of 46 patients, males were 30 and females were 16. The type of injury was acute in 26 and chronic in 20 cases. 5 had complications and 41 had no complications. Lyshom score was 98.4 and pivot shift was positive in 10 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that maximum number of injuries was seen in males. Pivot shift was seen in 10 patients. Key words: ACL, Ligament, Pivot

 
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