Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft may yield decreased knee flexion strength vs. reconstruction with ...
Whether it is from trauma or as the result of an athletic injury, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears affect up to 200,000 Americans each year. However, data from the Shelbourne Knee Center’s ...
July 24, 2003 — Outcomes are essentially the same for patellar tendon and hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair, except that the former is associated with increased pain and the ...
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 ...
Correspondence to Eleonor Svantesson, Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SE-431 80, Sweden; ...
Dr. Bill Sterett is a renowned specialist in Knee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery. He is the Head Team Physician for the USWomen’s Alpine Ski Team. Dr. Sterett ...
Functional outcomes were similar for immediate reconstruction and optional later reconstruction. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears can lead to joint instability and impaired knee function.
Ligaments are fibrous connective tissue that connect the bones together and keep them stable. The cruciate ligaments (anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament) control the front and ...
Quadriceps tendon autograft has emerged as an excellent option for ACL reconstruction, particularly for active patients seeking to return to high-demand sports.This article describes a minimally ...