The most common graft used for primary ACL reconstruction was hamstring tendon in 39 patients (54%) followed by patella tendon in 20 patients (28%). The commonest reason for graft failure after ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations ... the utility of quadriceps tendon autograft in arthroscopic knee ligament reconstruction. The ...

An ACL injury occurs when the ACL suffers a partial or complete tear during an activity A surgery can help manage long-term ...

A pilot trial will assess whether concentrated bone marrow aspirate can prevent inflammation and reduce postsurgery pain and ...

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years ...

The anterior cruciate ligament ... ACL reconstruction (ACLR). One significant area of research has been the effectiveness of lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) in reducing the risk of graft ...

Although there is general consensus that surgical reconstruction has advantages ... Another question is what is the best graft choice? Should the bone-patellar-tendon bone graft be avoided to ...

For years, it was believed that a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament — the band of dense connective tissue inside the knee that runs from the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone) — had ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is ruptured 300,000 times ... we almost always add an extra articular reconstruction (a graft on the side of the knee) to support the ACL reconstruction.

In addition to the ACL reconstruction, he often performs a lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) procedure, which works by providing greater stability to the knee from rotational forces and takes ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the knee’s main ... excellent outcomes. ACL reconstruction usually involves ...