Knee Extension Deficit in the Early Postoperative Period Predisposes to Cyclops Syndrome After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Risk Factor Analysis in 3633 Patients From the SANTI Study Group Database

Abstract

Failure to regain full extension in the early postoperative period was the only significant risk factor for cyclops syndrome after ACLR in a large cohort of patients. Other previously hypothesized risk factors, such as preservation of a large anterior cruciate ligament remnant, did not predispose to the development of this debilitating postoperative complication.