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 ...
Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using ...
A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years after ACL reconstruction despite full return to play.“Quadriceps deficits ...
extensor grafts (bone-patellar tendon-bone or quadriceps tendon), 46% (14 340) were in groups with mixed or non-specified grafts and 8% (2514) other graft groups (eg, tibialis anterior). Mean age ...