Functional Knee Braces for Cruciate Ligament Insufficiency.

Anterior cruciate ligament injury and knee braces – perspectives for prevention and treatment. A review

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Radiographic evidence of anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are commonly seen injuries. Initially, these injuries are routinely evaluated with radiographs, followed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The altered kinematics at the time of injury or for the duration of a chronic tear can create indirect findings on radiographs and MRI. These signs may help establish a diagnosis of an ACL tear or the chronicity of t...

Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retaining Medial-pivot Knee

Knee Bracing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

An increasing number of reconstructions of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are performed every year, due to both the increasing occurrence of sport related injuries and the development of diagnostic and surgical techniques. The most used surgical procedure for the torn ACL reconstruction is the use of autogenous material, most often the patellar and semitendinosus tendons. Magnetic resonan...

Knee Bracing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries most commonly occur during sports that involve sudden stops and changes in direction, such as basketball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Depending on the severity of the ACL injury, treatment may include surgery to replace the torn ligament followed by rehabilitation exercises to help the patient regain strength and stability. However, controversy exis...