Prediction of results in treating patients with anterior instability of the knee joint

Results of surgical treatment of 62 patients with a recurrence of anteromedial knee joint instability and the primary anterior cruciate ligament tear are presented. The patients were divided into three groups according to the compensation degree of their anteromedial knee joint instability. The results were evaluated with help of IKDС 2000 form and Tegner Lysholm knee scoring scale before surgery, 3 and 6 months after surgical treatment. It is shown that the initial degree of knee joint instability compensation influenced the treatment result. The best results of the treatment were received in patients with a compensated knee joint instability, worse ones being in a decompensated form.