Comparison of Knee Stability and Synovial Fluid Alterations in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With a Hamstring Autograft or an Allograft

Prompt surgical reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture ensures that patients can return to playing sports quickly. Conventionally, bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft or hamstring tendon autograft is used as the graft for ACL reconstruction.1,2 However, harvesting any autograft is associated with more or less donor site morbidity.3 Thus, allograft appears to be another choice for ACL reconstruction. Two major advantages of using allograft tissue are the lack of donor site morbidity and decreased surgical time. Despite the obvious benefits of allografts, several studies have

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - October 10, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rui Yang, MD Source Type: research