Editorial commentary: synthetic ACL grafts are more important than clinical nonbelievers may realize.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.02.039.
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Abstract
Artificial ACL grafts are structural ties, designed to resist tension, but not designed to undergo biologic ligamentization by the host. Strategically, an artificial ACL graft may be used as reinforcement to augment ACL repair, ACL autograft, ACL allograft, or tissue-engineered ACL. Most artificial ACL grafts have had poor reported outcomes. However, the Ligament Augmentation and Reconstruction System (LARS) artificial ACL graft shows positive clinical outcomes.
Medical subject headings
- Knee Joint
- Ligaments, Articular
- Prostheses and Implants
Anatomy
- knee