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SUBMITTER: Kuptniratsaikul S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6261063 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kuptniratsaikul Somsak S Itthipanichpong Thun T Kuptniratsaikul Vanasiri V
Arthroscopy techniques 20181008 11
Acute partial injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a challenging condition without a standard treatment. Although ACL reconstruction provided a better outcome previously, recent studies have shown that preserving the ACL stump yields promising results in terms of better vascularization, proprioception, and ligamentization. ACL augmentation is becoming more popular. Therefore, we propose a technique to augment an acute partial ACL injury with synthetic suture material to stabilize th ...[more]