Two-stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Our experience using allograft bone dowels.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is continuously increasing. As a result so has the need for revision ACLR, which unfortunately has worse functional outcomes and rate of return to sport. Revision ACLR can be performed as a single stage or in two stages. The latter is recommended in the presence of enlarged and/or malpositioned tunnels. We describe our surgical technique, experience and outcome of our first 19 patients in whom we used allograft bone dowels in the first stage of revision ACLR.
Medical subject headings
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- Bone Transplantation
- Fibula