Loss of extension after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

ABSTRACT

A prospective study included 62 consecutive patients who underwent open anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the patellar tendon. The aim was to determine the incidence of loss of extension and identify risk factors for its occurrence. Nine patients [14.5%] suffered loss of extension postoperatively. The postsurgical motion protocol emerged as the single most important factor putting patients at the risk of developing this complication