ACL Autograft Reconstruction Rehabilitation
ACL Reconstruction Rehabilitation Protocol ACL reconstruction surgery takes between 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours to perform. The next 6 months is very important if the athlete wants to get back to high level sports. A proper rehabilitation protocol is needed to allow the...
What Can Happen If An ACL Tear Is Left Untreated?
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) provides anteroposterior and rotatory stability to the knee during activities such as pivoting. An example of a pivoting activity is the sudden change in running direction during football or basketball. Loss of the function of the...
Failure of Uni-Compartmental Knee Replacements
Implant Malposition Resulting in Early Failures Concerns with UKA are early failure of the femoral or tibial components. The main cause of early failure is malpositioning of components with overcorrection or undercorrection of limb alignment. – Mariani EM, Bourne MH,...
