ACL reconstruction in a 72 years old woman

Case report and review of the literature.

  • Tomás Gorodischer Fellow
  • Ignacio García Mansilla Equipo de Artroscopía y Prótesis de Rodilla. Instituto de Ortopedia “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Juan Pablo Zícaro Equipo de Artroscopía y Prótesis de Rodilla. Instituto de Ortopedia “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Carlos Yacuzzi quipo de Artroscopía y Prótesis de Rodilla. Instituto de Ortopedia “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Matías Costa Paz Equipo de Artroscopía y Prótesis de Rodilla. Instituto de Ortopedia “Carlos E. Ottolenghi”. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction—Age

Abstract

Abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is the gold standard for younger patients. Recent articles have reported good to excellent results for this procedure in patients over 50 years of age, expanding traditional indications and questioning chronologic age as a barrier for surgery. We report a case of a successful ACL reconstruction in an active 72-year-old female patient and review the available literature on the subject.

Published
2020-10-23
How to Cite
[1]
Gorodischer, T., García Mansilla, I., Zícaro, J.P., Yacuzzi, C. and Costa Paz, M. 2020. ACL reconstruction in a 72 years old woman. Revista Artroscopia. 27, 3 (Oct. 2020).
Section
Reporte de Casos