Resumen

ALVAREZ LOPEZ, Alejandro  y  GARCIA LORENZO, Yenima. Injuries in the anterior crutiate ligament. AMC [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp.83-91. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: the anterior crutiate ligament plays an important role in the stability of the knee. The incidence of this complaint is high in patients who practice contact sports and if it is not treated properly results can be unfavorable. Objective: to study in depth the necessary factors for the proper treatment of patients who suffer from this injury and how to avoid complications. Method: a bibliographic review of a total of 300 articles published in Pubmed, Hinari and Medline was conducted by means of the information localizer EndNote; 52 quotations of them were selected for making the review, among them 48 were from the last five years and six books were included. Development: aspects related to the imaging and clinical diagnosis, are discussed. The classification of this injury regarding some aspects like: time, ligament or osseous injury, isolated or combined, partial or total, is also discussed. The parameters to obtain satisfactory results when taking into account factors like age of the patient, associated injuries and time of the injury are mentioned. The requirements for the selection of the implant are listed and the advantages and disadvantages of each type of graft are shown. The complications of this surgery are related to the medical and surgical techniques. Conclusions: ligament injuries are traumatic complaints that generally affect young patients. To know about its anatomy, classification and type of graft to use according to its advantages and disadvantages is necessary to achieve a satisfactory result in the treatment.

Palabras clave : ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT [injuries]; KNEE INJURIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC.