Ligament Reconstruction (Subscribe)  

This protocol is a guideline for post-operative care, there will be variations among individuals. Any alterations in this program should be made by the surgeon or physiotherapist.

The debate over graft choice in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has been ongoing over the past 2 decades. There have been several papers to compare the ‘gold standard’ patellar tendon graft with the hamstring grafts. The end functional result is the same for both grafts.

Discussion of complications associated with
Patellar Tendon Harvest
Semi-t Graft Harvest
Dropped Graft
Tibial Tunnel Anterior
Anterior Femoral Tunnel
Posterior Blow Out of Femoral Tunnel
Over drilling K-Wire
Neuro-Vascular Injury

Abstract
The effectiveness of electrothermal shrinkage for the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient knee was evaluated. There were fourteen patients in the study, with nine native ligaments, one patellar tendon graft and four quadrupled hamstring tendon grafts. All patients with a native ligament were found intraoperatively to have greater than 50%...

Contents:
History
Patellar Tendon
Semi-Tendinosus
Issues in Hamstring Grafts
Allograft
Quads tendon
Synthetic

Pain Management After ACL Reconstruction Don Johnson MD Director Sports Medicine Clinic Carleton University Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery University of Ottawa

It has often been stated that the PCL is about 10 years behind the ACL in basic science knowledge and clinical experience (this has been said for the past 10 years!). Lately I have noticed several emerging trends. The posterior inlay and double femoral tunnel techniques are receiving more laboratory...

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