The most common graft used for primary ACL reconstruction was hamstring tendon in 39 patients (54%) followed by patella tendon in 20 patients (28%). The commonest reason for graft failure after ...

would usually result in a type of surgery called a reconstruction, by replacing the ruptured ligament with a substitute graft ...

Biological ACL graft failure is a complex pathological entity. This results in an atonic, disorganised and non-viable graft. Our aim was to study biological failure in patients undergoing revision ACL ...

Another question is what is the best graft choice? Should the bone-patellar ... Six of the patients waited and underwent ACL reconstruction when skeletally mature. The modified Lysholm knee ...

If the injury to the ACL also affects the associated structures within the knee, including the menisci, PCL, medial collateral ligament, or lateral collateral ligament, surgical reconstruction is ...

“He is likely to require surgery to repair his damaged meniscus. “A further review of his ACL graft will need to be undertaken during ... wiping out his entire year, and a serious hamstring injury ...

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