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 ...

The study group consisted of patients who underwent single-incision, arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases between July ...

Dr L J Salmon, North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, 286 Pacific Hwy, Crows Nest, Sydney NSW 2065, Australia; lsalmon{at}nsosmc.com.au If you wish to ...

When the tendon is put into your knee, it’s known as a graft ... It’s called bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR). Unlike standard ACL surgery, BEAR helps the torn ACL heal itself so it doesn ...

For years, it was believed that a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament — the band of dense connective tissue inside the knee ...

Objective: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common ... However, without surgical repair, the knee generally remains unstable and prone to further injury.

His surgeon, David Young, operated on son Tom this year after the young Bulldog tore his ACL. 2008: Nick Malceski (12 weeks) The 'bionic man' was the first player to undergo a LARS reconstruction in ...

Reconstruction of an ACL entails surgically inserting some ... typically from either your patella tendon or your hamstring, to serve as the graft. Autografts tend to be stronger and more durable ...

That ligament is situated on the outside of the knee joint and benefits from a better blood supply and healing environment. But over the past decade or so, he said, interest in ACL repair has ...

One of the most common knee ligament injuries is to a ligament called the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament ... In half the cases, people need surgery to repair the problem. Your doctor may ...

“Individuals who undergo ACL reconstruction [ACLR] are at elevated risk for developing early-onset patellofemoral joint ...