Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD ACL surgery involves reconstructing an injured anterior cruciate ligament using a tendon graft that comes from either a deceased donor or the patient ...

Among elite football players, atrophy may persist in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years after ACL surgery ... received quadriceps tendon autograft, 22 athletes (73%) received ...

Objective This study aimed to investigate how knee extensor and flexor strength change over time after anterior cruciate ligament ... effect of graft site morbidity on strength outcomes by comparing: ...

by replacing the ruptured ligament with a substitute graft tendon from either the hamstring, patella, or quadriceps. While ACL reconstruction surgery is currently the most common option for ACL ...

The ACL is a vital stabiliser of the ... will involve reconstructing the torn ligament using a graft, often sourced from the hamstring, patellar tendon, or a donor. The initial phase of Jesus ...