Authors :
Dr. Rizal Daulay, SpOT; Dr. Davin Caturputra Setiamanah
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6090882
Abstract :
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one
of the most common knee injuries affecting a-youngactive individuals. Apart from being the most preferable
therapy for ACL tear, the reconstructive surgery
sometimes brings a reluctance to the patients. There is
prolotherapy, a non-surgical intra-articular injection
therapy, which uses hypertonic dextrose solution to
promote the healing of ACL by mechanism of
inflammation and proliferation. We bring up a case of 25-
year-old male with partial tear of left ACL who had prior
sports injury on the left knee. Anterior drawer and
Lachman test showed a definite anterior tibial
translation. He received 5 prolotherapy and structured
quadriceps strengthening exercises. 15 weeks post
therapy, full knee range of motions were achieved and the
patient was able to climb and decent stairs without pain
and instability. MRI post-treatment showed fibrous tissue
around the ACL.
Keywords :
ACL tear, dextrose prolotherapy
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one
of the most common knee injuries affecting a-youngactive individuals. Apart from being the most preferable
therapy for ACL tear, the reconstructive surgery
sometimes brings a reluctance to the patients. There is
prolotherapy, a non-surgical intra-articular injection
therapy, which uses hypertonic dextrose solution to
promote the healing of ACL by mechanism of
inflammation and proliferation. We bring up a case of 25-
year-old male with partial tear of left ACL who had prior
sports injury on the left knee. Anterior drawer and
Lachman test showed a definite anterior tibial
translation. He received 5 prolotherapy and structured
quadriceps strengthening exercises. 15 weeks post
therapy, full knee range of motions were achieved and the
patient was able to climb and decent stairs without pain
and instability. MRI post-treatment showed fibrous tissue
around the ACL.
Keywords :
ACL tear, dextrose prolotherapy
