Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, especially among athletes. Each year, over 400 000 ACL reconstruction ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are prevalent, with over 400 000 reconstruction surgeries globally each year.

During the 3-month safety phase in which the newly implanted autologous grafts were not used for ... there is a realistic alternative to expanded polytetrafluoroethylene,” says McAllister ...

Two radiopaque gold bands are attached to the base of the flares, serving as a guide during deployment and in graft surveillance. A polytetrafluoroethylene sealing cuff, which is affixed to the ...

Some artificial ligaments have shown a high incidence of complications like chronic effusions, synovitis, and graft failure. For example, the Gore-Tex ligament, made of PTFE, has had issues with a ...