title: The search for the Holy Grail: a century of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: A perspective on the history of the development of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is presented. The lack of critical analyses establishing the relative effectiveness of many previously described procedures is documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Naranja
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corsetti
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kuhlman
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Torg
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000266:history