[Injuries of the ligaments of the knee joint; follow-up results (author's transl)]. / Operativ behandelte Kapselbandverletzungen am Kniegelenk-klinische Ergebnisse.

From 1978 to 1979 87 patients with singular and combined injuries of the ligaments of the kneejoint underwent surgery at the Department for Traumatic Surgery of Mannheim. 62 (71.3%) patients could be examined one to two years after operation. In uncomplicated cases of instability of the kneejoint a good to excellent result could be achieved in 62%. In combined instability only 40% good to excellent results were achieved, due to the higher severity of the injury. The classification was measured according to a modified scheme of Gotzen and co-workers [2a].