BACKGROUND The comparative data in the literature regarding rates of reoperation, revision ligament surgery, and contralateral surgery following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are variable and are often derived from studies with multiple surgeons, multiple centers, different surgical techniques, and a wide variety of graft choices. PURPOSE To describe and analyze a single su...

Background: As the main translational and rotatory stabilizer of knee, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plays a critical role in knee biomechanics. Anterior ruptures generally require surgical attention for not only restoration stability but also prevention meniscal chondral injuries. There are countless options both surgeon patient when contemplating graft choice technique ACL reconstruction. ...

Objectives: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are a common sporting injury and optimal graft choice is of concern for both patients surgeons. Few comparative studies have evaluated return to sport reinjury rates across types. The purpose the present study was evaluate reinjuries among hamstring tendon (HT), quadriceps (QT), patellar (BPTB) ACL reconstructions. Methods: Recreational competi...

BACKGROUND Allograft tissue is a common graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Allograft sterilization methods vary widely across numerous commercial tissue vendors. Multiple studies, despite being limited in sample size, have suggested a higher rate of clinical failure associated with the use of allograft tissue in ACLR when compared with autograft. PURPOSE To exa...

The solvothermal reactions of Co(II) salts and three rigid polytriazolate ligands lead to a linear Co(4) cluster, [Co(4)(3,5-bptp)(2)(OMe)(2)(NO(3))(2)(MeOH)(2)]·1.5H(2)O·MeCN (1), and a square-shaped {Co(16)} metallamacrocycle, [Co(16)(1,3-bptb)(4)(3,5-bptpt)(4)(OMe)(12)(H(2)O)(2)]·25H(2)O (2), which comprises four linear {Co(4)} subunits similar to those of 1 bridged by the longer 3,5-bptpt(3...

There is controversy in the literature regarding a number of topics related to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)reconstruction. The purpose of this article is to answer the following questions: 1) Bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB) reconstruction or hamstring reconstruction (HR); 2) Double bundle or single bundle; 3) Allograft or authograft; 4) Early or late reconstruction; 5) Rate of return to sp...

PURPOSE This study aimed to determine practice patterns for National Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football team orthopaedic surgeons regarding management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in elite, young, and middle-aged recreational athletes. METHODS Two hundred sixty-seven NFL and NCAA Division I team orthopaedic surgeons were ...

Increased stability has been reported with both autografts and allografts for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, meta-analysis has shown significantly lower overall knee stability rates and more than double the abnormal stability rate with allografts. Some issues surrounding allograft sterilization (ie, risk of disease transmission) are unresolved, and cost is also a conc...

BACKGROUND If anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is to be performed, decision regarding graft choice and its fixation remains one of the most controversial. Multiple techniques for ACL reconstruction are available. To avoid disadvantages related to fixation devices, a hardware-free, press-fit ACL reconstruction technique was developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical...

INTRODUCTION The temporal structure of gait variability has shown that healthy human gait exhibits long-range correlations and deterministic properties which allow the neuromuscular system to be flexible and adaptable to stresses. Pathology results in deterioration of these properties. We examined structure of gait variability after ACL reconstruction with either BPTB or quadrupled ST/G tendon ...