Purpose To evaluate whether a set of objective discharge criteria, including muscle strength and functional tests, are associated with risk of ACL graft rupture after RTS. Materials and methods 158 ...

Isolated ACL reconstruction had a graft failure rate of 10% vs. 4% in ACL plus anterolateral ligament reconstruction. Reoperation rate was also significantly higher for isolated vs. combined ACL ...

Grafts can be obtained from the patient’s own knee (termed an autograft ... between the pieces and adding growth factor that would allow for regeneration of tissue. In the case of ACL reconstruction, ...

Level of evidence Level 2b; therapeutic outcome studies. Accelerated rehabilitation, defined as early-unrestricted motion, immediate weight-bearing and eliminating the use of immobilising braces, is ...

At 1-year postoperative follow-up, the ACL graft had restored anterior tibial translation to within normal limits. However, residual rotational knee laxity was observed. This finding highlights that ...

A 17-year-old male patient had an acquired leg-length discrepancy (LLD) and deformity after ACL reconstruction performed at age 12 after a ski injury. Reconstruction was performed using an Achilles ...

9 contralateral native and 11 previously reconstructed knee (ACL graft injuries) ACL injuries. Direct contact injuries (n=16) occurred in both defensive (n=9) and offensive (n=7) playing situations, ...

The significance was defined as P < 0.05. Patients had undergone segmental pedicle screw instrumentation and autogenous iliac bone graft augmentation. 14 patients accepted the operation with PMMA ...

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Next, the graft tendon is threaded through these holes and secured by sutures, buttons or screws. There are several techniques of threading the tendon through the bones. The most common ones are the ...