The ACL Graft Has Different Cross-sectional Dimensions Compared With the Native ACL: Implications for Graft Impingement

Conclusion:
Native ACLs have a smaller cross-sectional area, are "flatter," and experience less incidence of impingement compared with anatomically placed BPTB ACL grafts.

Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - July 31, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Thein, R., Spitzer, E., Doyle, J., Khamaisy, S., Nawabi, D. H., Chawla, H., Lipman, J. D., Pearle, A. D. Tags: Anatomy, Knee ligaments, ACL, Knee ligaments, PCL, Imaging, magnetic resonance Source Type: research