Growth Arrest Following ACL Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft in Skeletally Immature Patients: A Review of 4 Cases

Conclusions: This report of 4 patients demonstrates that growth arrest following ACL reconstruction in skeletally immature patients is a real concern and highlights the importance of careful preoperative evaluation and discussion with patients and family members. We routinely obtain long-leg AP and lateral hip-to-ankle films on skeletally immature patients before performing an ACL reconstruction and then at 6 and 12 months postoperatively or every 6 months until the growth plates are closed to assess leg lengths and lower extremity alignment. Level of Evidence: Level IV—therapeutic study, case series.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Growth Source Type: research