Should return to sport be delayed until 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Biological and functional considerations

CV Nagelli, TE Hewett - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common knee injuries sustained by athletes
during sports participation. A devastating complication of returning to sport following ACL …

[HTML][HTML] Graft selection in contemporary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

RA Buerba, SA Boden, B Lesniak - JAAOS Global Research & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
In the last decade, there have been significant advances in our understanding of anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Recent prospective cohort studies have identified …

Increased risk of revision with hamstring tendon grafts compared with patellar tendon grafts after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a study of 12,643 patients …

A Persson, K Fjeldsgaard, JE Gjertsen… - … American journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is
controversial. Hamstring tendon (HT) autografts and patellar tendon (PT) autografts are the …

The use of allograft tendons in primary ACL reconstruction

C Hulet, B Sonnery-Cottet, C Stevenson… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Graft choice in primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains
controversial. The use of allograft has risen exponentially in recent years with the attraction …

Patient demographic and surgical characteristics in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a description of registries from six countries

HA Prentice, M Lind, C Mouton, A Persson… - British journal of sports …, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Findings from individual anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) registry
studies are impactful, but how various registries from different countries compare with …

Current trends in graft choice for primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction–part II: In‐vivo kinematics, patient reported outcomes, re‐rupture rates, strength …

A Runer, L Keeling, N Wagala… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Postoperative patient satisfaction after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL‐R) is
influenced mainly by the degree of pain, the need for reoperation, and functional …

Factors associated with infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

RH Brophy, RW Wright, LJ Huston, SK Nwosu… - JBJS, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although rare, infection can be devastating after anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to test the association between infection …

Vancomycin pre-soaking of the graft reduces postoperative infection rate without increasing risk of graft failure and arthrofibrosis in ACL reconstruction

C Offerhaus, M Balke, J Hente, M Gehling… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To investigate whether pre-soaking the graft in vancomycin during anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction (ACLR) reduces the postoperative infection rate and if this technique …

Graft preparation with intraoperative vancomycin decreases infection after ACL reconstruction: a review of 1,640 cases

JE Baron, AG Shamrock, WT Cates, RA Cates, Q An… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Reported infection rates following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction are low, but infections are associated with high morbidity including …

Risk factors for postoperative surgical site infections after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Zhao, GH Liang, JK Pan, LF Zeng, MH Luo… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives The primary aim was to evaluate risk factors for surgical site infections after
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The secondary aim was to investigate the …