It is generally accepted that the outcome of nonoperative treatment of the functionally unstable ACL-deficient ... to be established. The extra-articular anterolateral reconstruction was ...

Yanke, MD, PhD, spoke about augmenting ACL reconstruction with lateral extra-articular tenodesis using an iliotibial band graft to improve stability. Yanke, associate professor and vice chair of ...

Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis (LET): A surgical procedure that reinforces the ACL reconstruction by adding support from the outside of the knee joint.

we almost always add an extra articular reconstruction (a graft on the side of the knee) to support the ACL reconstruction. These two steps—meniscus repair and lateral augmentation—have ...

Infection following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR ... study examined the risk factors associated with intra-articular infections after ACLR. It found that revision surgeries ...

In addition to the ACL reconstruction, he often performs a lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) procedure, which works by providing greater stability to the knee from rotational forces and takes ...

PFJ articular cartilage degeneration appears to be progressive after ACLR, which likely contributes to the development of radiographic PFJ OA over time. Proposed contributors to PFJ oa development ...

The development of osteoarthritis after an ACL injury depends very much on the injury mechanism and concurrent meniscal injury, as knee articular cartilage continues ... many patients with ACL ...

Fifty-two patients who had an extra-articular reconstruction for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency were interviewed at an average of 11.4 years after their reconstruction. During the ...