PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL RESTORATION IN PATIENTS AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION USING "BONE-TENDON-BONE" AUTOGRAFT
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint, while remaining one of its most common types of injury, cause restriction of physical activity in people leading an active lifestyle, due to the occurrence of biomechanical disorders. The generally accepted approach of surgical correction is aimed at replacing the lost structure in order to approach the motor norm of the preserved elements of the joint. The presented publication reflects the results of arthroscopic surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with an autograft from the patellar ligament by anatomical and transtibial methods. The main methods of diagnosing tears of the anterior cruciate ligament were clinical and instrumental studies, including manual testing, radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, hardware arthrometry. A total of 134 patients with long-standing damage to the anterior cruciate ligament and chronic anterior instability of the knee joint were treated, which were divided into two groups according to the method of plastic surgery. Complete recovery of the level of physical activity and return to sports were observed in the majority of patients of both clinical groups.