Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...
The knowledge of ACL injuries continues to evolve and now - a new operation could make their recovery process a whole lot ...
There are a few ACL graft options that may be considered. Autografts, those taken from elsewhere in your own body, can be ...
If the injury to the ACL also affects ... compared with HS tendon autografts. [2] Using KT-1000 arthrometer testing, statistically significant differences between these graft types were found ...
When a surgeon replaces the ACL depending on the type of surgery performed, the ligament can be anywhere from 100% to 200% as strong as the original ligament. Quadricep grafts, patellar tendon ...
for bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB) and hamstring tendons (HT) grafts separately, and related to age at primary operation and sex. Results A total of 711 grafts in 14 201 primary ACL reconstructions ...
The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate whether hamstring-quadriceps co-activation altered knee joint motion and limited ACL elongation during a step-up task. Although preliminary ...
Mild to moderate preoperative patellar tendinopathy may not significantly affect postoperative outcomes of ACL ...