FLORENCE — Japanese investigators reported that adjusting ACL graft tension to about 20° optimized the position of the tibia and femur and their loads during ACL reconstruction. Tatsuo Mae, MD, PhD, ...
Stiff, slippage resistant fixation is the key to preventing ACL ligament grafts from losing tension and becoming lax, according to a surgeon speaking at ORTHOPEDICS TODAY NY 2005, a comprehensive CME ...
Aim The objective of this study was to determine the functional impact of a distension of a ACL surgery, measured by a tool of quantification of the laxity called the “GnRb” and associated with the ...
Objective To determine if two-dimensional (2D) video-based angular measurements obtained during dynamic tasks predict secondary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in female athletes post-ACL ...
Summarized briefly, the tibial remnants of the torn ACL are guided to the femoral footprint by transosseous resorbable sutures (anatomical reduction). After extensive microfracturing at the femoral ...