[Cost analysis and economic impact of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction].

Introduction: Health economics studies play an important role in all healthcare systems. The purpose of the latter is to offer effective and low-cost treatments.

Objective: Analyze the costs and the economic impact of the comprehensive ACL treatment.

[Meniscal repair in patients with chronic lesions].

Objective: To analyze the subjective and objective outcome of arthroscopic meniscal repair in patients with chronic meniscal lesions.

Methods: A group of patients that underwent arthroscopic meniscal repair of chronic tears with a minimum follow-up of six months was retrospectively evaluated. Physical examination oriented at finding persistent meniscal lesions was performed.

Minimally invasive quadriceps tendon harvest.

Quadriceps tendon (QT) is becoming a popular graft for primary and revision ligament surgery. A subcutaneous technique for graft harvesting a QT is presented. Special closed tendon strippers were designed; these devices have 10- and 11-mm inner diameters and are stronger and sharper than regular hamstrings strippers.