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Current Concepts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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Advanced Arthroscopy

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More controversy surrounds the treatment of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear than any other ligament injury in the body. The reason in part relates to the fact that no one approach has addressed and solved the problem of ACL insufficiency completely. An ideal graft would be one that provides as much strength as the native ACL, allows for secure fixation, has no harvest site morbidity, enables unrestricted rehabilitation, and restores normal knee biomechanics and kinematics. The best we can do at this point is provide tissue of sufficient strength using fixation methods that are relatively weak and inconsistent in an attempt to produce a graft that will see minimal strain in order to provide functional stability and minimize failure.

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    James C. Y. Chow M.D. (President and Founder, Director of Orthopaedics, Clinical Assistant Professor) (President and Founder, Director of Orthopaedics, Clinical Assistant Professor)

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Pevny, T., Hunter, R.E. (2001). Current Concepts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. In: Chow, J.C.Y. (eds) Advanced Arthroscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21541-9_45

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