Athletes face tough decisions after ACL injuries: use their own tissue or donor grafts? Both have risks, and many carry the ...

Comparing graft options for ACL: Which offers the most benefits today? Double-bundle grafts may offer long-term advantages, but surgeons await clinical proof. Issue: Issue 2 2006.

July 1, 2009— -- Question: Can you explain the choices in grafts for an anterior cruciate ligament ... all the structures or the tissue options we've talked about end up being about equal.

The ACL graft diameter is usually 8 mm to 9 mm (Figures 2 and 3). 2. ... (ALL) reconstruction, have emerged in the past 10 years as options for ACL reconstruction augmentation, ...

This typically entails the use of a graft, either harvested from another part of the body or from a tissue donor, to replace the damaged ACL. When deciding on treatment, the person’s activity ...

This typically entails the use of a graft, either harvested from another part of the body or from a tissue donor, to replace the damaged ACL. When deciding on treatment, the person’s activity ...

Surgeons making reconstruction choices for an injured ACL can consider both bone-tendon-bone grafts and hamstring autografts as equally viable options in regards to healing, as reported in ...

Located in the middle of the knee, the ACL—a band of tissue connecting thigh bones and shin bones—is of vital importance in keeping the knee joint stable."Two common grafts, or replacement ...

Grafting: ACL reconstruction using grafts is performed arthroscopically. The patient has several choices regarding the graft to be used, depending on their particular needs.

There are about 150,000 ACL injuries every year in the U.S., according to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. The cost of reconstruction surgery varies, but typically runs ...

Q: I twisted my knee snowboarding. I thought it was just a sprain, but it turns out I have a partial tear in my ACL. My doctor says I need surgery. If I just wait and am very careful, won’t i… ...