Open AccessFemoral positioning influences ipsi-and contralateral anterior cruciate ligament rupture following its reconstruction: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Gustavo Constantino de Campos,
Paulo E P Teixeira,
Álex Castro,
Wilson de Mello Alves
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v8.i8.644
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , lesion , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , surgery , incidence (geometry) , meta analysis , ligament , anterolateral ligament , physics , optics
To systematically review the incidence of ipsilateral graft re-rupture and contralateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture following its reconstruction, with special attention to the femoral drilling technique.