Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1974;56:1185-1190.
© 1974 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The Non-Operative Treatment of Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Knee in Professional Football Players
AN ANALYSIS OF SEVENTY-FOUR INJURIES TREATED NON-OPERATIVELY AND TWENTY-FOUR INJURIES TREATED SURGICALLY
J. C. ELLSASSER M.D.1,
F. C. REYNOLDS M.D.1, and
J. R. OMOHUNDRO C.A.T.
1 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Seventy-four ligamentous injuries of the knee in professional football players were managed without surgery during thirteen seasons of play. A success rate of 98 per cent in this group was contrasted to a success rate of 74 per cent in twenty-four patients treated with surgery in the same period. The criteria for patient selection included stability of the knee, absence of bone injury, and progressive improvement during conservative therapy. The treatment regimen avoided the use of casts and emphasized motion and exercises.
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