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Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

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Amendola, A; Faber, K; Willits, K; Miniaci, A; Labib, S; Fowler, P
Published in: Arthroscopy
September 1999

A prospective double blind randomized study was carried out using 20 healthy males with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency undergoing bone-patellar tendon-bone ACL reconstruction. The subjects were randomized into either water or saline irrigation and then underwent identical reconstructive procedures using an arthroscopic pump. Continuous preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative pressures were monitored using the slit catheter technique. Blood pressure and compartment pressure measurements were continuously recorded and noted at all stages of the procedure. Mean preoperative anterior and posterior compartment pressures were similar in both groups. No significant differences were noted between the anterior and posterior compartments of each group. No difference between water and saline irrigation was identified throughout the procedure. In both groups, postoperative pressures were slightly lower in the anterior and posterior compartments compared with preoperative pressures, but not significantly.

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Published In

Arthroscopy

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ISSN

0749-8063

Publication Date

September 1999

Volume

15

Issue

6

Start / End Page

607 / 612

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pressure
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Orthopedics
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Male
  • Knee Joint
  • Knee Injuries
 

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Amendola, A., Faber, K., Willits, K., Miniaci, A., Labib, S., & Fowler, P. (1999). Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy, 15(6), 607–612. https://doi.org/10.1053/ar.1999.v15.015060
Amendola, A., K. Faber, K. Willits, A. Miniaci, S. Labib, and P. Fowler. “Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Arthroscopy 15, no. 6 (September 1999): 607–12. https://doi.org/10.1053/ar.1999.v15.015060.
Amendola A, Faber K, Willits K, Miniaci A, Labib S, Fowler P. Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1999 Sep;15(6):607–12.
Amendola, A., et al. “Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Arthroscopy, vol. 15, no. 6, Sept. 1999, pp. 607–12. Pubmed, doi:10.1053/ar.1999.v15.015060.
Amendola A, Faber K, Willits K, Miniaci A, Labib S, Fowler P. Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1999 Sep;15(6):607–612.
Journal cover image

Published In

Arthroscopy

DOI

ISSN

0749-8063

Publication Date

September 1999

Volume

15

Issue

6

Start / End Page

607 / 612

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pressure
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Orthopedics
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Male
  • Knee Joint
  • Knee Injuries