J Clin Orthop Trauma
March 2018
Introduction: The patellar tendon graft has long been the gold standard for ACL reconstruction. Recently semitendinosus and gracilis tendons graft have been used increasingly. We hypothetise that the Bone-Patella Tendon-Bone graft is a good and economical graft for the Indian population with no adverse effects of anterior knee pain or patellar tendon shortening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair was first described in the mid 1900's. However, due to poorly selected patients led to unsatisfactory early results. We aim to study the outcome of ACL repair in a carefully selected cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt was in the early 1900s that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair was first described with its resurgence in the mid-1900s. It however failed to gain popularity because of unsatisfactory early outcomes as a result of poorly selected patients. We describe a suture pullout technique of acute ACL repair in a carefully selected cohort of patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
March 2016
Purpose: Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction is a challenge in the pre-pubescent and paediatric age group. It requires great skill in tunnel and graft placement and fixation through open physes. Another major concern is the source of graft, as the thickness of harvested hamstring graft is unpredictable in children and the bone patella tendon bone graft cannot be used due to un-ossified patella and tibial tuberosity.
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