Survival Comparison of Allograft and Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at the United States Military Academy

Abstract

Background: There is recent evidence that use of allograft tendons for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in young patients may result in increased failure rates compared with autologous grafts.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 24, 2012
Source ID
10.1177/0363546512443945

Entities

People

  • Brett D. Owens
  • Kenneth L Cameron
  • Mark Pallis
  • Steven J. Svoboda

Organizations

  • Keller Army Community Hospital
  • William Beaumont Army Medical Center

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • STEM Education
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.