Abstract Background Superior biomechanical performance of tapered interference screws, compared with non-tapered reference to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction process, has been reported in literature. However, effect screw’s body slope on initial stability ACL is poorly understood. Thus, main goal this study was investigate reconstructed ACL. Methods Based best screw-bone tun...

Introduction The bony insertion of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is comprised of four distinct zones: ligamentous tissue, noncalcified fibrocartilage, calcified fibrocartilage, and bone. This “enthesis” is responsible for effectively transmitting the forces from the elastic ligament to the stiff bone. Despite its well organized structure, the enthesis has limited vascularity and thereby ...

Background: Arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL is an effective method to restore knee stability after ACL rupture.Postoperative septic arthritis (SA) is very uncommon while the incidence of serious complications range between0.14% and 1.8%. Some of the devastating consequences of septic arthritis can encompass hyaline cartilage damage,arthrofibrosis, and in rare cases amputation. The purpose of...

background: rupture of anterior cruciate ligament (acl) would cause instability and disability and if left untreated. reconstruction is performed by different techniques including patellar bone graft, as the strongest device. application of brace after acl reconstructions has revealed doubtful results.   methods: one hundred acl ruptured patients randomized into two groups were reconstructed wi...

BACKGROUND Much controversy still exists surrounding graft choice in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Over the past decade, an increase in comparative studies with longer follow-up has enhanced our understanding of current graft options and outcomes. PURPOSE To describe the long-term comparative outcomes of ACL reconstruction with autograft bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) ver...

j t nterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery is one of the most frequently performed perative procedures in orthopaedic surgery. There re estimates that 100,000 new ACL injuries occur nnually. Marked improvements have occurred in the ast 15 years with regard to graft selection, tunnel lacement, graft fixation, and rehabilitation that have esulted in predictable outcomes for ACL su...

background :disruption of anterior cruciate ligament (acl) is a common ligamentous injury of the knee. the choice of graft for (acl) reconstruction remains controversial. this prospective, randomized clinical trial aimed to compare clinical results of bone-patellar tendon-bone (bptb) grafts and four-strand semitendinosus-gracilis (st) grafts for acl reconstruction over a 3-year follow-up interv...

An increasing number of revision ACL reconstructions are being performed each year. Revision ACL surgery is challenging and cannot be approached in the same manner as primary ACL surgery. Successful revision ACL surgery requires a detailed history, a comprehensive physical examination, appropriate radiologic studies, and careful preoperative planning. The results of revision ACL surgery do not ...