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Athymic Rat Model for Evaluation of Engineered Anterior Cruciate Ligament Grafts
Published on: March 26, 2015
[Reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament using bone-patellar tendon-prepatellar periosteum free graft with
Abstract:
In order to make full and effective use of patellar tendon (middle one-third) during reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament, we designed bone-patellar tendon-tendon of quadriceps femoris free graft with impacting bone technique and 38 cases were treated by this method. Follow-up for 2 years and 7 months showed that the clinical results were good. The exellent and good rate was 89.7%. Clinical results indicated that the fixation of this reconstructive method was firm and grafts in the joint cavity were patellar tendon tissue. The anterior medial rotatory instability of the knee joint could be corrected with the same graft that have enough length. The experience of acute rupture of anterior cruciate ligament and the rupture of anterior cruciate ligament combined with injury of meniscus were reported.
