Open AccessAnterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Tunnel Placement and Graft Angle Are Primary Determinants of Internal Knee Mechanics After Reconstructive Surgery
Author(s) -
Michael F. Vignos,
Smith Cr,
Joshua D. Roth,
Jarred Kaiser,
Geoffrey S. Baer,
Richard Kijowski,
Darryl G. Thelen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.021
H-Index - 221
eISSN - 1552-3365
pISSN - 0363-5465
DOI - 10.1177/0363546520966721
Subject(s) - anterior cruciate ligament , medicine , sagittal plane , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , orthodontics , knee joint , coronal plane , kinematics , surgery , anatomy , physics , classical mechanics
Graft placement is a modifiable and often discussed surgical factor in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR). However, the sensitivity of functional knee mechanics to variability in graft placement is not well understood.