Ergebnisse nach operativer Behandlung von Verletzungen des Kniebandapparates

Between 1971 and 1979 60 patients with fresh lesions of the knee joint ligaments were treated surgically in Gießen. 37 of these patients could be followed-up two years after the accident. Seven patients from 1979 were excluded due to the shortness of time. A scheme of evaluation with different criteria was established. In 17 patients — almost 50% — a good, in another 17 a satisfying result was achieved. In three cases, whose injuries and complications are described in detail, the outcome was poor.