Lesiones asociadas a ruptura de ligamento cruzado anterior de rodilla en pacientes de 15 a 65 años atendidos en el área de traumatología en el Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos en los años 2018-2019.

Abstract

Introduction: In the knee one of the main stabilizers is the anterior cruciate ligament, due to the fact that it influences the control of this joint and prevents anterior displacement of the tibia with respect to the femur, likewise, in controlling the rotation of the femorotibial joint. The mechanism of injury is indirect; the number of isolated injuries as opposed to those associated with other structures are low. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries account for more than 50% of knee injuries and affect more than 200,000 people in the United States (18). Injuries to this ligament are mostly associated with injuries to nearby structures as opposed to isolated injuries that present less frequently. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of injuries associated with anterior cruciate ligament rupture of the knee in patients aged 15 to 65 attended in the area of traumatology at the Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos in the years 2018-2019.Methodology: observational, retrospective, longitudinal cohort study involving patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture who consulted the traumatology service.Results: It was determined that in the cases of patients who presented anterior cruciate ligament rupture there were 64 patients with isolated injuries and 426 who presented associated injuries of which the most prevalent was bone contusion which presented 31, 69% (n=135), followed by injurie of the internal lateral ligament 23.71% (n=101) and the third most frequent lesion of the external meniscus with 21.83% (n=93) with greater presentation in the male sex with 69.01% (n=294) mean age of 38.76 mode 33 and median 38. 00; the activity that is most related is sports, of which soccer is most relevante 46,6% and volleyball 21% Conclusions: It could be determined that the most frequent injury was bone contusion is more prevalent in the male sex between 18-39 years the main activity that is related to these patients are the injuries caused by the practice of sports.