Sports Medicine

Researchers from University of Pittsburgh Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Sports Medicine

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, October 2nd, 2011

2011 OCT 2 -- "The anterior cruciate ligament has been and is of great interest to scientists and orthopaedic surgeons worldwide. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was initially performed using an open approach," scientists writing in the American Journal of Sports Medicine report.

"When the approach changed from open to arthroscopic reconstruction, a 2- and, later, 1-incision technique was applied. With time, researchers found that traditional arthroscopic single-bundle reconstruction did not fully restore rotational stability of the knee joint and a more anatomic approach to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament has been proposed....

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