Cruciate ligament reconstruction

A cruciate ligament reconstruction involves the use of graft material for creating a new cruciate ligament.

hamstrings graft
Harvested hamstrings tendon being prepared for use as aa anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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Related Content

2018 - Should return to sport be delayed until two years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Biological and functional considerations

Summary of an article published in the medical literature.

Graft Choice in ACL reconstructions - The Place of Allografts.

Using cadaver graft material to reconstruct the cruciate ligament.

Graft choice for cruciate ligament reconstruction

There are different options for cruciate ligament reconstruction, both in terms of the procedure and also the graft material.

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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Change in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Choice and Outcomes Over Time. Kaeding CC, Pedroza AD, Reinke EK, Huston LJ, Hewett TE and Spindler KP. Arthroscopy. 2017 Nov; 33(11): 2007–2014.

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