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Introduction: Evaluation of Cruciate Ligament Prostheses — Critique of Current Concepts and Procedures

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Ligaments and Ligamentoplasties

Abstract

Many studies have been published on ligament replacements over the past century, and the various research groups have voiced very conflicting opinions. To date none of the available reconstruction procedures has demonstrated adequate long-term behavior. While some of the techniques show promising results, many questions remain concerning material, structure, and reconstruction technique. Surgeons disagree even regarding the type of procedure to be used (autograft or synthetic ligament).

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Yahia, L., Hagemeister, N., Drouin, G., Rivard, C.H., Rhalmi, S., Newman, N. (1997). Introduction: Evaluation of Cruciate Ligament Prostheses — Critique of Current Concepts and Procedures. In: Yahia, L. (eds) Ligaments and Ligamentoplasties. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60428-7_1

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