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 ... the pieces and adding growth factor that would allow for regeneration of tissue. In the case of ACL reconstruction, the use of ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. 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 ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have made a breakthrough in the field of medical 3D printing by developing a novel material that can be used to create personalized bone grafts.

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, ...

Group SB underwent a single-bundle ACL reconstruction using semitendinosus and gracilis tendons autografts plus a musculus tibialis anterior allograft, as reported by Pearle AD et al., with an I.D.E.A ...

Cardiovascular defects, injuries, and degenerative diseases often require surgical intervention and the use of implantable replacement material and conduits. Traditional vascular grafts made of ...

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 ...

First, the perforation edges were deepithelized. After a hemi-circular external auditory canal incision, a tympanomeatal flap was elevated for visualization. The graft material was obtained from the ...