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 ...

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using ...

Infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR ... Additionally, the type of graft used played a role, with hamstring tendon autografts and allografts being associated ...

Methods By using Flexcell Tension Systems, the isolated tendon cells from human hamstring tendons (excess ACL autograft material) were exposed to cyclic tension (1 Hz frequency and 10% strain). RNA ...

Should the bone-patellar-tendon bone graft be avoided to avoid the bone blocks that cause fusion across the epiphysis? Or is the soft tissue hamstring ... Injuries of the ACL with open physes ...

Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four primary ligaments that ...