Background Underlying factors contributing to increased risk of graft rupture after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are not well described. Objective To systematically review ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using ...

The rate of re-injury observed in our study may be comparable with re-injury rates following ACLR, whereby approximately 1-in-5 young athletes suffer a rupture of the ACL graft or contralateral ACL, ...

Popular activities such as soccer and basketball lend themselves to this type of injury. Because ACL injuries are recognized ... a 14-year-old patient had a soft tissue graft that was augmented ...

Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four primary ligaments that ...

as these overstress the graft and cause problems. To avoid re-injury, avoid twisting or abrupt direction changes. Post-ACL surgery, patients can work towards strengthening their knee and improving ...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a crucial ligament ... which has been shown to reduce the risk of graft rupture. Factors such as age, graft diameter, and preoperative knee laxity also ...

Research indicates of those that do return to sport, up to 1 in 4 athletes will re-rupture their graft, or contralateral ACL within 5 years. Adolescents and youths have a 30 to 40 times greater risk ...

Grafts to replace the ruptured ligament don’t naturally integrate ... can manufacture at scale at medical-grade quality. Despite ACL tears being a common injury, the few grams of material ...

Each year, over 250,000 individuals in the United States will suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, according to the Center for Disease Control. For competitive or recreational athletes, ...