The Result of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with the Leeds-Keio Artificial Ligament.

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Thirty-seven patients who were treated by anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with Leeds-Keio artificial ligament, were available for analysis. The average age was 28.9 years and the follow-up period ranged from one to five years with an average of three years. Seven patients were operated on by open method and thirty by arthroscopic. Post-operative infection occurred in two cases and in one patient, the ligament had to be removed.The post-operative arthroscopy showed scar formation around the ligament in ten out of eighteen cases. The rupture of the ligament was observed in two cases.Clinical evaluation revealed excellent in 54.8%, good in 12.9%, fair in 3.2% and poor in 29.0% by J. O. A. score system for ligament injury.These results suggest that the indication of this ligament should be made more carefully because the long-term durability is not confirmed.