[Acute injuries of ligaments cruciate genus. Report of 25 cases]

This serves to report the results of the treatment of 25 patients suffering from acute injuries of ligament cruciate genus. Seventeen of the patients who received early ligament repair all enjoyed excellent or good results without exception (100%). The only case that proved to be poor in result was the one treated by cutting off the torn bone fragment. Of the remaining seven patients treated with conservative method, only 28.6% obtained good results. Follow-up studies suggested that young patients, those who could perform strenuous muscle exercises and those whose torn ligaments were attached to a bone fragment, were more likely to get a better recovery. The paper emphasizes the importance of correct diagnosis, early management, complete repairing of the ligament and post-operative exercises.