BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is considered as the standard surgical procedure for the treatment of ACL tear. However, there is a crucial controversy in terms of whether to use autograft or allograft in ACL reconstruction. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to compare autograft with allograft for patients undergoing ACL reconstruction. METHODS PubMed, EMBASE, an...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to quantify the amount of agreement among orthopaedic surgeons regarding the natural history of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee, surgery, and rehabilitation, and the treatment of these patients. TYPE OF STUDY Physician mail survey. METHODS Orthopaedic surgeons were randomly selected from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (A...

Objective: To compare intercondylar notch width index and reverse notch width index in cases with and without anterior cruciate ligament tears. Patients and methods: 33 patients with a positive lachman’s test and pivot shift and a complete ACL tear on MRI were taken as cases. 33 patients with knee pain but a negative Lachman’s test and pivot shift and no ACL tear on MRI were taken as controls. ...

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a common long-term consequence of joint injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. In this study we used a tibial compression overload mouse model to compare knee injury induced at low speed (1mm/s), which creates an avulsion fracture, to injury induced at high speed (500mm/s), which induces midsubstance tear of the ACL. Mice were sacrific...

BACKGROUND The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four major ligaments in the knee that provide stability during physical activity. A tear in the ACL is characterized by joint instability that leads to decreased activity, knee dysfunction, reduced quality of life and a loss of muscle mass and strength. While rehabilitation is the standard-of-care for return to daily function, additional...

BACKGROUND The morphometric characteristics of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the femoral intercondylar notch within which it resides have been implicated as risk factors for injuries to this important stabilizer of the knee. Prior research has produced equivocal results with differing methodologies, and consequently, it is unclear how these characteristics affect the injury risk in m...

Background: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are common in young athletes who rely on social media as a primary source of information. Evaluation the information being shared across sites about pediatric ACL injuries has yet to be investigated. The purpose this study was investigate content related various platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Methods: search terms...

The epidemiologic characteristics of concomitant meniscal tears that occur at the time of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury have been variably reported. The purpose of this study was to assess the epidemiology of meniscal tears that occur in the ACL-injured knee of a young, athletic population at a single institution. We were unable to find a difference in meniscal tear incidence based on...

A 19-year-old male subject was diagnosed with medial meniscal, lateral meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. The symptoms did not subside after 4 months of physical therapy, and he underwent arthroscopic partial medial and lateral meniscectomy and ACL reconstruction. Immediately after the patient woke up from general anesthesia, he started experience loss of sensation in the area ...