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BACKGROUND: Current literature supports the thought that anesthesia and analgesia administered perioperatively for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction have a great influence on time to effective rehabilitation during the first week after hospital discharge. PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to answer the research question is there a difference in clinical outcomes between the use of a femoral nerve block with spinal anesthesia versus spinal analgesia alone for people undergoing ACL reconstruction? METHODS: ACL reconstruction with spinal anesthesia and patient sedation (Group one); and spinal anesthesia with patient sedation and an additional femoral nerve block (Group two). Patients were re-evaluated for pain, range of motion (ROM), active contraction of the quadriceps, and a Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scoring scale. RESULTS: Spinal anesthesia with a femoral nerve block demonstrates pain relief 6h after surgery (VAS 0.37; p=0.007). From the third (VAS=4.56; p=0.028) to the seventh (VAS=2.87; p=0.05) days after surgery, this same nerve blockage delivered higher pain scores. Patients had a similar progressive improvement on knee joint range of motion with or without femoral nerve block (p<0.002). Group one and two had 23.75 and 24.29° 6h after surgery and 87.81 and 85.36° of knee flexion after 48h post op. CONCLUSION: Spinal anesthesia associated with a femoral nerve block had no additional benefits on pain control after the third postoperative day. There were no differences between groups concerning ability for knee flexion and to complete daily activities during postoperative period. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Randomized Clinical Trial Level I.
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Anesthesia, Spinal , Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries , Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction/adverse effects , Knee Injuries/surgery , Nerve Block , Pain, Postoperative/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Amides/administration & dosage , Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage , Anterior Cruciate Ligament/surgery , Bupivacaine/administration & dosage , Double-Blind Method , Female , Femoral Nerve , Humans , Male , Pain, Postoperative/diagnosis , Pain, Postoperative/etiology , Prospective Studies , Range of Motion, Articular , Recovery of Function , Ropivacaine , Treatment Outcome , Young AdultABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate a better moment by the medical team and patient to be discharged and relate to possible medical discharge criteria. METHODS: 31 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients under similar conditions prospectively evaluated about the possibility of discharge with 24 and 48 hours after surgery and possibles discharges criteria such as pain, range of motion and capacity quadriceps contraction, besides the use of a validated scale to measure the patient's functional independence. RESULTS: 50% and 6.4% of patients prefer remain hospitalized after 24 and 48 hours of surgery, respectively. The average of the visual analogue scale of pain was 2.63 and 1.76 points, and the range of motion of 79º and 86,7º after 24 and 48 hours, respectively. 100% of patients were able to quadriceps contraction in every evaluated moments. CONCLUSION: In Brazil, possible discharged criteria as pain, range of motion, quad contraction and motor independence motor function scale show that anterior cruciate reconstruction reconstructed patients could be discharged after 24 hours of surgery. However, 50% of patients still prefer to remain hospitalized for longer periods. .
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o momento considerado ideal pela equipe médica e pelo paciente para receber alta e relacioná-lo com possíveis critérios de alta médica. MÉTODOS: Foram submetidos à reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior sob condições semelhantes 31 pacientes avaliados prospectivamente sobre a possibilidade de alta médica com 24 e 48 horas de cirurgia e possíveis critérios de alta, como dor, arco de movimento e capacidade de contração do quadríceps, além do uso de uma escala validada para medir a independência funcional motora do paciente. RESULTADOS: A permanência hospitalar após 24 horas de cirurgia é preferida por 50% dos pacientes, enquanto que 6,3% preferem permanecer por mais de 48 horas após a cirurgia. A média do valor da escala visual analógica de dor foi de 2,63 e 1,76 pontos; e o arco de movimento de 79º e 86,7º após 24 e 48 horas, respectivamente. Todos os pacientes foram capazes de contrair o quadríceps em todos os momentos avaliados. CONCLUSÃO: No Brasil, critérios possíveis de alta, como avaliação da dor, do arco de movimento, do controle do quadríceps e da independência funcional motora, mostram que seria possível o paciente submetido à reconstrução artroscópica do LCA receber alta com 24 horas. Entretanto, 50% dos pacientes ainda preferem permanecer internados no hospital por período mais prolongado. .
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Humans , Male , Female , Length of Stay , Anterior Cruciate Ligament/surgery , Anterior Cruciate Ligament/injuries , Patient DischargeABSTRACT
PURPOSE: We aimed to analyze how different positions of the tibial and femoral tunnels when used for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction affect relations with the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) at different degrees of knee flexion. Information gained from this study may be helpful in determining optimal placement of the graft in ACL reconstructive surgery. METHODS: We divided 10 cadaveric knees into 2 groups of 5 and had either their femoral or tibial ACL insertion detached. For each specimen, 16 different positions were reproduced during ACL reconstruction based on a combination of 4 different tunnels in the tibia for group A (anterior-medial, anterior-lateral, posterior-medial, and posterior-lateral) and 4 in the femur for group B (anterior-proximal, anterior-distal, posterior-proximal, and posterior-distal) with 4° of knee flexion for each (0°, 45°, 90°, and 135°). We performed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study for each configuration and analyzed the cruciate ligament positioning. RESULTS: We identified 3 different situations: no contact between cruciate ligaments, contact without deformity, and contact with deformity. In group A, the degree of flexion (P = .003) and ligament insertion positioned in the posterior quadrants (P < .05) were statistically significant for the presence of ACL impingement. Ligament contact with deformity was identified in 18 (22.5%) configurations, mostly when the knee was flexed 45° and 90° and the ACL was in the posterior quadrants. For group B, "contact with deformity" was identified in 23 MR images, mostly (12 cases) with the graft position being in the anterior-distal configuration, but it was not significant for the occurrence of cruciate impingement. CONCLUSIONS: Impingement with ligament deformity is greater when the graft is fixed at the posterior quadrants of the tibial footprint, regardless of the degree of knee flexion. Although quite common, the ligament position in the femoral footprint was not a primary cause of ACL impingement with deformity. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study helps identify positions of the tibial or femoral tunnels during ACL reconstruction to avoid impingement between cruciate ligaments.
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction/methods , Anterior Cruciate Ligament/surgery , Joint Diseases/diagnosis , Knee Joint/surgery , Posterior Cruciate Ligament/surgery , Tibia/surgery , Adult , Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction/adverse effects , Cadaver , Humans , Joint Diseases/etiology , Magnetic Resonance ImagingABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate a better moment by the medical team and patient to be discharged and relate to possible medical discharge criteria. METHODS: 31 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients under similar conditions prospectively evaluated about the possibility of discharge with 24 and 48 hours after surgery and possibles discharges criteria such as pain, range of motion and capacity quadriceps contraction, besides the use of a validated scale to measure the patient's functional independence. RESULTS: 50% and 6.4% of patients prefer remain hospitalized after 24 and 48 hours of surgery, respectively. The average of the visual analogue scale of pain was 2.63 and 1.76 points, and the range of motion of 79° and 86,7° after 24 and 48 hours, respectively. 100% of patients were able to quadriceps contraction in every evaluated moments. CONCLUSION: In Brazil, possible discharged criteria as pain, range of motion, quad contraction and motor independence motor function scale show that anterior cruciate reconstruction reconstructed patients could be discharged after 24 hours of surgery. However, 50% of patients still prefer to remain hospitalized for longer periods.
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o momento considerado ideal pela equipe médica e pelo paciente para receber alta e relacioná-lo com possíveis critérios de alta médica. MÉTODOS: Foram submetidos à reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior sob condições semelhantes 31 pacientes avaliados prospectivamente sobre a possibilidade de alta médica com 24 e 48 horas de cirurgia e possíveis critérios de alta, como dor, arco de movimento e capacidade de contração do quadríceps, além do uso de uma escala validada para medir a independência funcional motora do paciente. RESULTADOS: A permanência hospitalar após 24 horas de cirurgia é preferida por 50% dos pacientes, enquanto que 6,3% preferem permanecer por mais de 48 horas após a cirurgia. A média do valor da escala visual analógica de dor foi de 2,63 e 1,76 pontos; e o arco de movimento de 79° e 86,7° após 24 e 48 horas, respectivamente. Todos os pacientes foram capazes de contrair o quadríceps em todos os momentos avaliados. CONCLUSÃO: No Brasil, critérios possíveis de alta, como avaliação da dor, do arco de movimento, do controle do quadríceps e da independência funcional motora, mostram que seria possível o paciente submetido à reconstrução artroscópica do LCA receber alta com 24 horas. Entretanto, 50% dos pacientes ainda preferem permanecer internados no hospital por período mais prolongado.
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OBJETIVO: Definir zona de segurança para evitar possíveis complicações vasculares e ligamentares durante a reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior. MÉTODOS: Reconstrução artroscópica com uso de técnica transportal e transtibial em joelhos de cadáver foi realizada seguida de dissecção e mensuração da distância entre o túnel femoral e a inserção proximal do ligamento colateral lateral e o túnel femoral e a artéria genicular lateral superior. RESULTADOS: A mensuração das distâncias analisadas mostra uma aproximação maior do principal ramo da artéria genicular lateral superior e da inserção proximal do ligamento colateral lateral com o túnel femoral, realizado com a técnica transportal. CONCLUSÃO: Percebemos que o uso da técnica transportal para reconstrução artroscópica do LCA apresenta maior probabilidade de lesão da artéria genicular lateral e da inserção do ligamento colateral lateral, favorecendo complicações pós-cirúrgicas como instabilidade do joelho, osteonecrose do côndilo femoral lateral e ligamentização do enxerto.
OBJECTIVE: Define a security zone to avoid possibles vascular and ligamentar complications during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. METHODS: Arthroscopic reconstruction using the transtibial and transportal technique in cadaver knees was performed followed by dissection and measurement of the distance between the femoral tunnel and the proximal attachment of the lateral collateral ligament and the femoral tunnel and the lateral superior genicular artery. RESULTS: The measure of the analysed distances show us an aproximation between the major branch of the lateral superior genicular artery and the femoral insertion of the colateral lateral ligament and the femoral tunnel during the transportal technique. CONCLUSION: We realize that the use of technical ship it to arthroscopic ACL reconstruction has a higher probability of injury to the lateral geniculate artery and insertion of the lateral collateral ligament, promoting post-surgical complications such as instability of the knee, osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle and ligamentização graft.
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament , Arteries , Femur , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures , CadaverABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Define a security zone to avoid possibles vascular and ligamentar complications during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. METHODS: Arthroscopic reconstruction using the transtibial and transportal technique in cadaver knees was performed followed by dissection and measurement of the distance between the femoral tunnel and the proximal attachment of the lateral collateral ligament and the femoral tunnel and the lateral superior genicular artery. RESULTS: The measure of the analysed distances show us an aproximation between the major branch of the lateral superior genicular artery and the femoral insertion of the colateral lateral ligament and the femoral tunnel during the transportal technique. CONCLUSION: We realize that the use of technical ship it to arthroscopic ACL reconstruction has a higher probability of injury to the lateral geniculate artery and insertion of the lateral collateral ligament, promoting post-surgical complications such as instability of the knee, osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle and ligamentização graft.
