title: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: long-term results using autograft tissue.
abstract: Injuries involving the anterior cruciate ligament are quite common. Numerous surgical procedures have been proposed for the management of the symptomatic ACL-deficient knee. The most popular treatment modality is currently intra-articular reconstruction with the use of autogenous graft tissue. The focus of this article is to review the long-term results of autograft ACL reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*