| Title | Clinical outcomes of allograft versus autograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Baer GS, Harner CD |
| Journal | Clin Sports Med |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 661 - 81 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| ISSN | 1556-228X (Electronic) 0278-5919 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 17920959 |
| Keywords | Anterior Cruciate Ligament / injuries / *surgery, Biomechanics, Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft, Cryopreservation / methods, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Humans, Infection / transmission, Infection Control, Tendons / physiology / *transplantation, Transplantation, Autologous, Transplantation, Homologous |
| Abstract | Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common complete ligamentous injury to the knee. The optimal graft should be able to reproduce the anatomy and biomechanics of the ACL, be incorporated rapidly with strong initial fixation, and cause low graft-site morbidity. This article reviews the literature comparing the clinical outcomes following allograft and autograft ACL reconstruction and examines current issues regarding graft choice. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.csm.2007.06.010 |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 119 |
