Characteristics of elongated and ruptured anterior cruciate ligament grafts: An analysis of 21 consecutive revision cases

• Main Authors: Kohei Iio (Author), Eiichi Tsuda (Author), Harehiko Tsukada (Author), Yuji Yamamoto (Author), Shugo Maeda (Author), Takuya Naraoka (Author), Yuka Kimura (Author), Yasuyuki Ishibashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/objective: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions often fail without graft rupture. The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of patients with elongated and ruptured bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) grafts that required revision surgery. Methods: Twenty one pat...