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Dilemma of the Orthopedic Surgeon - What kind of Graft should we use for ACL Reconstruction

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  • Károly Pap

    (Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Semmelweis University, Hungary)

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ACL reconstruction is a widely used surgical technique It is a regular question which kind of graft should we use? Are Auto- or allograft tendons better. There is no simple answer to this question. We have to focus on our patient’s needs and consider the level of the preinjury activity/sport level (professional high level athlete or just regularly doing exercises), the time that our patient can spend on the rehabilitation and the time period till our patient can return to sport. If we focus on the problem from this aspect we have to keep in mind the pros and contras of both types of grafts. If we choose

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  • Károly Pap, 2018. "Dilemma of the Orthopedic Surgeon - What kind of Graft should we use for ACL Reconstruction," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 10(3), pages 37-38, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:37-38
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2018.10.555786
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