Anterior Cruciate Ligament Soft Tissue Graft Fixation in the Elderly: Is There a Reason to Use Interference Screws? A Human Cadaver Study.

Purpose: To analyze the ultimate failure load, yield load, stiffness, and cyclic resistance of different anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) soft tissue graft fixation techniques in osteopenic bone.

Methods: In this study, 24 fresh-frozen human cadaveric tibiae (mean age 82.6 years; range 56-96; 6 male and 6 female donors) were used.