AJR:194, February 2010
Arthur B.Meyers, Andrew H. Haims Kirsten Menn Hicham Moukaddam
OBJECTIVE. This article provides a review of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) recon¬struction procedures and their normal postoperative appearance. Then, we review commonly encountered complications: those associated with decreased range of motion (impingement, arthrofibrosis, intraarticular bodies, ganglion cysts) and those associated with laxity (graft tearing, graft stretching). Finally, we review some miscellaneous complications.
CONCLUSION. Given the number of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction, it is im¬portant for radiologists to be familiar with the different reconstruction surgeries and their common complications.