Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL): Innovations in Clinical Management
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2024 | Viewed by 275
Special Issue Editors
Interests: individualized ACL surgery; hamstrings; QuadTend; BTB; ACL refixation
2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Vincent Shoulder & Sports Clinic, Baumgasse 20A, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Interests: orthopaedics; traumatology; accident surgery
Interests: knee surgery; knee endoprosthetics; joint-maintaining knee surgery; customized; state-of-the-art cruciate ligament surgery; meniscal surgery; cartilage surgery; minimal invasive knee endoprosthetics and partial replacement; mechanical axis correction of the upper/lower leg; sports medicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lesions of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) are common among physically active patients.
Despite the improvements regarding surgical techniques and various graft choices in the last decade, the number of re-ruptures and persisting instability remains high.
This Special Issue aims to focus on innovations in clinical management of ACL injuries. Alternative graft choices (e.g., QuadTend autograft) must confirm their promising short-term results in longer observation periods in comparison to modern HT and BTB techniques. ACL repair techniques are of increasing scientific interest. However, there is still a lack of data regarding perfect patient choice and applicability in high-demanding patients.
Recently, many studies are focusing on anterolateral and anteromedial instabilities. The results are controversial. The need for an ALL reconstruction in primary ACL reconstruction or if the graft choice is depending on co-injuries (e.g., HT in medial insufficiency) remains unanswered.
Furthermore, bony surgical interventions in revision ACL surgery are still part of discussion. There is still need for an algorithm in ACL revision management.
This Special Issue combines original and review articles to demonstrate innovations and trends in ACL injury management.
Dr. Xaver Feichtinger
Dr. Thomas Hoffelner
Dr. Georg Brandl
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ACL
- graft choice
- ACL repair
- ALL
- tibial slope
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