This bone tunnel will hold one end of the new ACL ... taking the place of the old ACL. With the ACL graft in position, the ...

Another question is what is the best graft choice? Should the bone-patellar-tendon bone graft ... Injuries of the ACL with open physes (Figure) can be classified into the prepubertal or ...

An endoscopic tunnel may be avoided with a 2-incision ... fixation using a large allograft bone plug, or bone grafting with ACL reconstruction as a combined or staged procedure.

The commonest graft used for revision ACL reconstruction was bone patella tendon in 49 patients (58%) followed by allograft in 20 patients (24%) and hamstring tendon in 13 patients (15%). The ...

ACL reconstruction carried out endoscopically with the patellar tendon graft was popularised last century in the late 1980s and early 1990s due to the advent of easily performed interference screw ...

SAN DIEGO — Mild to moderate preoperative patellar tendinopathy may not significantly affect postoperative outcomes of ACL reconstructions with a bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft, according ...