PURPOSE: @entity5414 is a rare complication after cruciate ligament surgery. The lack of conclusive evidence makes it difficult to obtain a consensus concerning the best treatment option. METHODS: From June 1993 to May 2010, 31 @entity1 met the inclusion criteria for this prospective case series. The average age at ACL injury was 33.5  years. Treatment protocol was based on the grade of @entity281 . Options included arthroscopic treatment for infections of Gaechter grades 1 and 2 or arthrotomy for infections of grades 3 and 4. Graft retention was decided based on the clinical findings. The setting was a specialized trauma hospital. Follow-up included International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) forms, Tegner score, and Lysholm scores at a mean of six  years (71  months; range, 13-140) after treatment. RESULTS: In all cases, treatment of @entity281 was successful; overall, a mean of 2.6 operations were required. In eight cases, it was possible to salvage the graft. The Tegner activity level before the knee injury was 6.5 points. At follow-up, the average score was 4.5 points. The postoperative subjective IKDC score averaged 63. The mean Lysholm score was 63.9. On clinical examination, a mean extension deficit of 2.5   and a mean maximum flexion of 121   were found. In the single-legged hop test, a mean capacity of 68% compared with the uninjured side was measured. CONCLUSION: The stage-adapted procedure gives reliable results for @entity5414 after ACL surgery. There were no recurrences of @entity5414 or @entity79 . Early @entity281 can be managed arthroscopically with satisfactory results. More advanced infections should be addressed with a more radical approach. In conclusion, functional outcome in most of the presented cases was only fair compared with results from ACL surgery not complicated by @entity281 .

Functional outcome of XXXX after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity79 :: ('MESH:D001847', 'Disease') :: ['bone infection'] @entity5414 :: ('MESH:D001170', 'Disease') :: ['septic arthritis', 'Septic arthritis']
@entity5414 :: (MESH:D001170,Disease) :: ['septic arthritis']
