A Biomechanical Comparison of Fan-Folded, Single-Looped Fascia Lata With Other Graft Tissues as a Suitable Substitute for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Chan DB, Temple HT, Latta LL, Mahure S, Dennis J, Kaplan LD. A Biomechanical Comparison of Fan-Folded, Single-Looped Fascia Lata With Other Graft Tissues as a Suitable Substitute for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2010, 26: 1641-1647. PMID: 20875723, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltimate loadAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionFascia lata allograftFascia lata graftTibialis anteriorInitial ultimate tensile strengthGraft tissueFascia lataUltimate tensile strengthACL reconstructionLigament reconstructionMean ultimate loadLongus tendonInitial biomechanical propertiesTensile strengthPeroneus longus tendonMTS machineSoft tissue graftsBiomechanical ComparisonStiffness valuesHealth care expendituresProprietary processBPTB graftGraft type