2011
Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Cheung SC, Allen CR, Gallo RA, Benjamin C, Feeley BT. Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee 2011, 19: 49-54. PMID: 21211979, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAttitude of Health PersonnelChoice BehaviorFemaleHumansKnee InjuriesMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePhysician's RolePlastic Surgery ProceduresProstheses and ImplantsRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousTransplantation, HomologousConceptsGraft choiceSurgeon recommendationACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionHalf of patientsSelection of graftsDonor site morbidityMean followOlder patientsLigament reconstructionMedical websitesPatients' attitudesPatientsSite morbidityDifferent graftsGraftAllograftsDemographic factorsLikert scaleUrban settingsHigh levelsMorbidityFactorsRecommendations
2009
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Reconstruction
Giaconi JC, Allen CR, Steinbach LS. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Reconstruction. Topics In Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009, 20: 129-150. PMID: 20410802, DOI: 10.1097/rmr.0b013e3181d657a7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentACL reconstructionGraft reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionACL graft reconstructionPhyseal-sparing techniquesCruciate ligament reconstructionDaily clinical practiceMagnetic resonance imagingGraft laxityGraft tearLigament reconstructionACL graftCruciate ligamentClinical practiceSelective bundleResonance imagingDouble bundleConsulting radiologistLigamentSingle bundleCommon occurrenceArthrofibrosisComplicationsHardware failure
2003
Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Allen CR, Giffin JR, Harner CD. Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2003, 34: 79-98. PMID: 12735203, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(02)00066-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision ACL surgeryACL surgeryACL reconstructionPatient expectationsRevision anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionSuccessful revision ACL surgeryAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionGraft material selectionInitial ACL reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionPostoperative rehabilitation protocolThorough preoperative evaluationRevision ACL reconstructionAppropriate patient expectationsSymptoms of instabilityConcomitant surgeryAnterior laxityGraft removalPreoperative evaluationLigament reconstructionPatient functionSurgical outcomesHardware removalPhysical examinationRadiographic evaluation