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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Rebuilding of the ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT to restore functional stability of the knee. AUTOGRAFTING or ALLOGRAFTING of tissues is often used.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2011
Review
2011
Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Revision reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) introduces several diagnostic and technical challenges in… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The bone-patellar tendon-bone has been widely used and considered a good graft source. The quadriceps tendon was introduced as a… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Current Concepts Review: Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Failed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction presents a difficult clinical challenge. Successful revision ACL… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
A Randomized Comparison of Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction *
Background Patellar and hamstring tendon autografts are the most frequently used graft types for anterior cruciate ligament… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Patellar Tendon versus Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction *
Seventy patients with patellar tendon or hamstring tendon autografts for single-incision anterior cruciate ligament… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
A prospective randomized study was performed to determine the differences in results between three methods of anterior cruciate… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Tunnel expansion following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison of hamstring and patellar tendon autografts
Abstract Thirty patients having had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Patellar Tendon Versus Doubled Semitendinosus and Gracilis Tendons for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The results of intraarticular anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with either the patellar tendon or the semitendinosus and… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The incidence of healing in arthroscopic meniscal repairs in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knees versus stable knees
In this study, follow-up data was obtained in 90 of 117 consecutive meniscal repairs. In Group I, there were 68 meniscal repairs… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Prospective evaluation of arthroscopically assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Eighty consecutive patients with chronic laxity due to a torn ACL underwent arthroscopically assisted recon struction with either… 
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