Revision pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction after failure of iliotibial band technique treated with all-epiphyseal technique in a prepubescent with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report.

Authors

Mary K Erdman, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Drew E Warnick

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2017

Abstract

The increasing number of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and the failure of nonoperative management of these patients has elicited a concordant response in the surgical community to devise reconstruction techniques that stabilize the knee joint without causing iatrogenic growth disturbances. Likewise, the rise in pediatric ACL reconstructions forecasts a consequent rise in revision ACL reconstructions in patients with open physes. In this case report, we describe a prepubescent with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and congenital ACL deficiency, who underwent physeal-sparing iliotibial band ACL reconstruction and revision to an all-epiphyseal ACL reconstruction with allograft. We also underscore the lack of evidence addressing graft choice and outcomes for ACL reconstructions in patients with connective tissue disorders.

Volume

26

Issue

5

First Page

470

Last Page

476

ISSN

1473-5865

Published In/Presented At

Erdman, M. K., & Warnick, D. E. (2017). Revision pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction after failure of iliotibial band technique treated with all-epiphyseal technique in a prepubescent with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 26(5), 470–476. https://doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000298

Disciplines

Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

26986031

Department(s)

USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students

Document Type

Article