Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was a significantly increased risk of graft ruptures in adolescent patients who underwent ACL ...

TORONTO — The 2-year results of ACL reconstruction performed in 29 children using their parents’ living donor hamstring tendon allografts showed 94% of patients could return to strenuous activities ...

Using soft tissue allografts (cadaver tissue) in ACL reconstructions may increase the risks for a revision reconstruction postoperatively, according to new research. The study adds to research ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most widely studied ligaments in the body. It is estimated that 100,000 ACL reconstructions are performed each year in the United States. There are ...

New York, NY-A new allograft cleaning process can help ensure that tissue is pathogen- and virus-free, potentially paving the way for more anterior-cruciate-ligament (ACL)-tear repairs among 40- and ...

Patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with allografts appeared to heal more quickly when injections of bone marrow aspirate were included, according to a randomized trial ...

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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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests young athletes who need knee ligament surgery do better over the long run when their own tissue is used for the reconstruction procedure, rather than ...

Orlando, FL - Using soft tissue allografts (cadaver tissue) in ACL reconstructions may increase the risks for a revision reconstruction postoperatively, according to research presented today at the ...