Journal article
Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Tendons Restores Quantitative Pivot Shift
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is still uncertain how surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is able to restore rotatory laxity of the involved joint. The desired amount of restraint applied by the ACL graft, as compared with the healthy knee, has not been fully clarified.
PURPOSE: To quantify the ability of single-bundle anatomic ACL reconstruction using hamstring tendons in reducing the pivot-shift phenomenon immediately after …
Authors
Zaffagnini S; Signorelli C; Grassi A; Hoshino Y; Kuroda R; de D; Sundemo D; Samuelsson K; Musahl V; Karlsson J
Journal
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 12,
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 1, 2018
DOI
10.1177/2325967118812364
ISSN
2325-9671