Introduction Bone-patella tendon-bone (BPTB) grafts are widely used for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Experimental data have demonstrated that these grafts are almost 3 times stiffer than the ACL. (1,2) While many in-vivo and in-vitro data demonstrated that the ACL reconstruction is efficient in restoring anterior stability using anterior drawer tests, recent in-vivo measurem...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com episode of instability with occasional episodes of locking. Other joints were normal. On clinical examination there was a mild swelling of the right knee joint, with retro-patellar tenderness. Results of Lachman test, anterior and posterior drawer tests, and varus and valgus stress tests were normal. Radiographic findings suggested a normal report (...

Objective: The goal of this study was to compare the results of knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the use of patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon. Methodology: In this study 30 patients with rupture of anterior cruciate ligament of knee were compared in two 15-person group with the use of patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon. After precise rehabilitation program for six mont...

PURPOSE We evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using an outside-in technique with a follow-up of two- to six-years, especially in terms of the sports activity level and radiological degeneration. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-seven patients who were available for a minimum two-year follow-up after double-bundle ACL re...

CONTEXT Peer assessment is defined as students judging the level or quality of a fellow student's understanding. No researchers have yet demonstrated the accuracy or reliability of peer assessment in athletic training education. OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy and reliability of peer assessment of athletic training students' psychomotor skills. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING En...

Background There is a lack of literature regarding the arthroscopic approach to single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using quadrupled hamstring tendon graft in north-eastern Indian population. Methodology A prospective, single-center study was planned for patients with ACL tears according eligibility criteria and defined surgical protocol. Patients were followed up from...

Quadriceps exercises are used sparingly in the early rehabilitation of ACL reconstructions because of concern about prematurely stretching the ACL graft. The aim of this study was to determine if a maximum isometric quadriceps contraction significantly translates the tibia anteriorly at 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, and 75° of flexion. Secondly, the role of the ACL in knee stability was analyzed by compa...

A 22-year-old professional football player presented with fierce anterior ankle pain. He was unable to play and experienced pain during normal daily activities. No recent trauma to the ankle had occurred that could have elicited the pain. The pain started suddenly during training and then gradually worsened until he was completely unable to play and even started limping during daily activities....

The Stouffer z method, and other popular methods for combining p values from independent significance tests, suffer from three problems: vulnerability to criticisms of the individual studies being pooled, difficulty in handling the "file drawer problem," and vague conclusions. These problems can be reduced or eliminated by supplementing a test of combined probability with a variety of new analy...