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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Elena N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112261 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20180723 8
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is commonly injured, especially in athletes performing twisting and pivoting motions. ACL reconstruction is a standard procedure; however, there is no way to intraoperatively assess one of the causes of failure: the lack of adequate graft fixation on the tibial side. Different fixation devices can be used to ensure fixation, but there is as yet no consensus on which is the most effective. Moreover, there is no reliable way to assess their strength in the intr ...[more]