Management status of anterior cruciate ligament injury in children and adolescents

Abstract

To summarize the current management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in children and adolescents, in order to provide reference for the management of ACL injury in children and adolescents. The relevant literature at home and abroad in recent years was extensively accessed to summarize the management status of ACL injury in children and adolescent. The number of ACL injury in children and adolescents is increasing every year. The diagnosis of ACL mainly depends on symptoms and signs. Rehabilitation, physeal-sparing techniques, partial transphyseal techniques, all-epiphyseal techniques, and transphyseal techniques are used to treat ACL injury in children and adolescents. Dynamic monitoring of knee joint in children and adolescents should be strengthened. The best treatment for ACL injury in children and adolescents is selected according to the patients' actual age, bone age, Tanner stage, and physiological conditions such as menstruation, body growth speed, and other characteristics.