Among children and adolescents undergoing primary, transphyseal ACL reconstruction, graft type and postoperative knee laxity significantly predicted graft survival, according to study results.

Stiff, slippage resistant fixation is the key to preventing ACL ligament grafts from losing tension and becoming lax, according to a surgeon speaking at ORTHOPEDICS TODAY NY 2005, a comprehensive ...

Background Underlying factors contributing to increased risk of graft rupture after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are not well described. Objective To systematically review ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears represent more than 50% of knee injuries and affect more than 200,000 people in the United States each year, with direct and indirect costs greater than $7 ...

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, ... Tegner, ACL-RSI, and knee laxity parameters,” said Dr. Saithna.

Tesa Medical’s CordaSet™ Rapid Graft Tensioning System for ACL ... Published studies have examined the etiology of ACL reconstruction and revision surgeries and have shown laxity to ...

Introduction Not much is known about biologic reactions at ACL graft insertion sites. SPECT/CT is a hybrid imaging modality, which combines a 3D single photon emission computed tomography and a ...

AAOS 2006: Despite the thousands of published reports on ACL surgery, relatively few studies are of sufficient quality to be used as evidence-based medicine to validate the technique.

A 21-year-old college basketball player injures her left knee as she lands after scoring a lay-up. She experiences immediate swelling and is unable to continue playing. Examination in the locker ...