Background The decision as to whether or not an athlete is ready to return to sport (RTS) after ACL reconstruction is difficult as the commonly used RTS criteria have not been validated. Purpose To ...

The technique is similar to adult ACL surgery but uses new technology and intraoperative X-rays to place the new ACL graft anatomically in the knee, ... Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Outcomes: An ...

This review aimed to determine if the use of OKC quadriceps exercises resulted in differences in graft laxity, strength and function when compared with CKC exercises. Low to moderate-quality evidence ...

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 ...

Chahla, J., Moatshe, G., Dean, C.S., et al. (2018) Graft Considerations in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy, 34, 2520-2527.

She says knee laxity has been one of the most consistently identified risk factors for ACL injury. In basic terms, too much laxity makes it harder to keep the knee stable during certain athletic ...

Introduction and Purpose Clinically anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACLi) are poorly diagnosed and often missed. Knee laxity is one of the highest indicators for ACLi, yet clinically laxity is ...

ACL surgery requires the understanding of several factors: anatomical graft placement, mechanical properties of the selected graft tissue, mechanical behaviour and fixation strength of fixation ...

“My research really over the last 25 years has focused on understanding why females have greater laxity than males and what implications that has for injury, specifically ACL injury,” she said.

When the ACL is sustains a complete tear, the surgeon must replace it with a graft. Grafts can be obtained from the patient’s own knee (termed an autograft), ... O’Brien SJ, Altchek DW, Cavanaugh J, ...